The effects of patient characteristics and stem alignment on distal femoral cortical hypertrophy after cemented polished tapered stem implantation

The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of over 10 years of total hip arthroplasty (THA) practice with ExeterTM stems and the clinical relevance of distal femoral cortical hypertrophy (DFCH). We retrospectively reviewed 127 hips (120 patients) that had undergone THA with ExeterTM stems between 2004 and 2007. Kaplan–Meier survival analyses for the stem of all 127 hips were performed using different endpoints. Of 127 hips, 100 (94...