Early radiological outcomes of a fully porous bridging collar in lower-limb endoprosthetic reconstructions: a case-matched retrospective series to assess osseointegration.
Jonathan Daniel StevensonM Ather SiddiqiVicky SheehyBen KendrickDuncan WhitwellAdrian TaylorGordon BlunnHasan R MohammadAtul F KamathSofia ThomaPublished in: Arthroplasty (London, England) (2024)
These findings indicate that fully porous bridging collars increased the number of cortices, with evidence of bone ongrowth between 6 and 24 months post-implantation. By contrast, extra-osteal collars exhibited reduced evidence of ongrowth between 6 and 24 months post-implantation. In the medium term, the use of a fully porous bridging collar may translate to a reduced incidence of aseptic loosening.