Abstract
Thirty uncemented porous-coated anatomic (PCA) total hip prostheses were implanted in 27 patients. The average age at the time of surgery was 54 years, and the average follow-up was 4.5 years.
The average hip rating score was 88 points. Three patients had thigh pain at follow-up and fifteen had a mild limp, related to a weakness of the gluteus medius and minimus. On radiographic examination, we observed a good bone ingrowth of the implant in all patients. No aseptic loosening was radiographically demonstrated. No relationship was found between pain in the thigh and the various radiographic parameters studied (ra-diodense lines, sclerosis, varus position of the stem).
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