A Study of Thigh Pain in Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty

Abstract

A high prevalence of thigh pain has been reported after cementless total hip arthroplasty. But it is still unknown about the in-depth mechanism. To study the relevance between the occurrence of thigh pain and the stress in femur, we made animal experiment and actually put pressure on rabbit thigh from the medullary cavity using balloon catheter. The results of the experiments are reported here.