CEMENTED OR CEMENTLESS HIP REPLACEMENT: COMPLICATIONS

摘要

Cemented or cementless hip replacement fixation can conjure up memories of failures, but both are highly successful methods that we must not forget. Canine total hip replacement (THR) has been performed with success for over 3 decades. Today the procedure is widely recognized as the best way to provide a pain free biomechanically sound hip joint for dogs suffering with pain from osteoarthritis. Olmstead and colleagues developed and perfected the cemented modular prosthesis. DeYoung and colleagues developed the cementless modular prosthesis, which started as part of a comparative study and eventually became commercially available in 2003. Other prostheses are now available, but lack of extensive experience with those systems by the author limits discussion to the BioMedtrix system, with over 1700 THRs performed.