Table 1.

Comparison of our study and other studies in the literature evaluating tapered, fluted, modular, titanium stems

Study	Year	Number of patients	Length of followup	Bone deficiency	Quality-of-life instrument(s) used
Garbuz et al. [9]	2006	220	24 months (median)	Not assessed	WOMAC, SF-12, Oxford-12, Satisfaction
Kang et al. [13]	2008	42	2–5 years	Paprosky Type 2, 3A, 3B	WOMAC, Harris hip score
Koster et al. [15]	2008	73	5–10 years		Harris hip score
Lakstein et al. [18]	2010	69	5–10 years	Saleh Type II, III, IV, V	Harris hip score
Lakstein et al. [19]	2011	6	13–80 months	Gross Classification 2 and 4	Not assessed
McInnis et al. [22]	2006	70	Mean, 47 months	Pak Type 1, 2A-C, 3A-C; Bohm and Bischel Type 1A-B, 2A-B, 3A-B.	Oxford hip score
Ovesen et al. [27]	2010	125	2–7 years	Saleh Type I, II, III, IV, V, VI	Harris hip score
Park et al. [29]	2010	59	Mean, 8 years	Paprosky Type 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 4	Harris hip score
Richards et al. [32]	2010	200	Mean, 37 months	Paprosky Type 3B and 4	WOMAC, SF-12, Oxford-12, UCLA Activity Level
Sporer and Paprosky [35]	2004	16	Mean, 2 years	Paprosky Type 3B and 4	D’Aubigne and Postel Functional score
Weiss et al. [38]	2011	90	5–11 years	Paprosky Type 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 4	Harris hip score
Current study		48	5–10 years (mean, 84 months)	Paprosky Type 3B and 4	WOMAC, SF-12, Oxford-12, UCLA Activity Level