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. 2001 Feb 24;25(1):25–28. doi: 10.1007/s002640000221

Full weight-bearing after cementless total hip arthroplasty

Y Kishida 1, N Sugano 1, T Sakai 1, T Nishii 1, K Haraguchi 1, K Ohzono 2, H Yoshikawa 1
PMCID: PMC3620614  PMID: 11374263

Abstract.

In a prospective study of cementless total hip arthroplasty, 19 hips in 17 patients (Group A) were allowed full weight-bearing immediately after the operation while 18 hips in 16 patients (Group B) were first allowed weight-bearing after 6 weeks. Patients were matched for sex, age at surgery, height, weight, and follow-up period and there were no significant differences in hip scores between the two groups. Rehabilitation to gain walking ability with a cane lasted 5.8 days for Group A and 44.8 days for Group B (P=0.0001). The hospital stay after surgery was 30.1 days for Group A and 46.7 days for Group B (P=0.006). All patients showed bone ingrowth radiographically. There were no complications in either group.

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