Abstract
We radiographically examined the cementing grade in the cases using the medullary-plug cementing technique of femoral stem in Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA).
Among patients with coxarthrosis who received THA in our department from 1979, 9 patients (10 hips) were treated with no medullary-plug. Their age at the time of surgery ranged from 56 to 76 years with a mean of 67.4 years. Another group who were treated with a medullary plug comprised 12 patients (13 hips) aged between 58 and 82 years with a mean of 67.5 years.
Results were judged radiographically according to cementing grade and loosening.
Use of the medullary plug cementing technique decreased the rate of aseptic loosening of the femoral stem of THA in this short-term follow-up study.
