Effect of implant composition on periprosthetic bone mineral density after total hip arthroplasty.

Akira MoritaNaomi KobayashiHyonmin ChoeTaro TezukaToshihiro MisumiYutaka Inaba

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2022)

α + β titanium alloys stem resulted in a significantly higher rate of BMD loss in zones 6 and 7 compared with the β titanium alloys stem. These results may be due to differences in mechanical stiffness due to the different titanium alloy composition of the prosthetics.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
total hip arthroplasty
postmenopausal women
body composition
total knee arthroplasty