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. 2010 Aug 3;468(12):3314–3321. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1484-4

Table 3.

Literature review of subsidence of cemented collarless double-taper stems 12 months after impaction bone grafting and after primary THA

Study Cemented collarless double taper stem, (technique) Number of hips Method Subsidence at 12 months (mm)*
Total (prosthesis-bone) Prosthesis-cement Cement-bone
Howie et al. [current study] Exeter (irradiated) 16 EBRA 4.4 (2.8–6.0) 2.9 (1.7–4.1) 1.6 (0.8–2.5)
Exeter/CPT (nonirradiated, washed) 12 EBRA 0.9 (0.6–1.2) 0.8 (0.3–1.3) 0.3 (0.1–0.5)
CPT (modular tamp) 17 EBRA 1.2 (0.6–1.8) 0.8 (0.5–1.0) 0.4 (0.2–0.7)
Wraighte and Howard [43] Exeter (nonirradiated) 38 Manual 2.0 (1.0–3.0)
Ornstein et al. [29] Exeter (nonirradiated, washed) 15 RSA 2.3§
van Doorn et al. [42] Exeter (nonirradiated) 11 RSA 1.3 (0.8–2.2)
Alfaro-Adrian et al. [1] Exeter Primary THA 14 RSA 1.1 (0.8–1.4) 0§
Stefánsdottir et al. [37] Exeter Primary THA 14 RSA 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 0.02 (−0.1– 0.1)

* Values are expressed as mean, with 95% confidence interval in parentheses, except where noted; median; interquartile range; §estimate from graph; range; EBRA = Ein Bild Röntgen Analyse; RSA = radiostereometric analysis.