Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 Cate, According to the McMinn BHR manual and Video, (at the time of making the video) there has never been a case of femoral component loosening. They give the idea that it may be possible that the femoral comp may loosen in the future because it is cement rather than HA Ingrowth. I think that the doc in amsterdam was refering to something along the lined of 'Bone atrophy 'under the femoral cap. I guess that in the long term this bone may well weaken as the weight loading is transfered to where the cement is in contact with the bone under the cap, rather than on the top of it, where it should be. That and acetabular loosening,and the " well attached acetabular component " being difficult to revise seem to be the main reasons they do not use it. Maybe they will be right, maybe not. What i do know is that they are the best hip hospital in holland, and Holland is one of the most medically advanced countried in the world, certainly one of the best health systems i have ever seen. who knows, but whatever the reason, even if does fail, we still have an easy Primary THR afterwards right... take care cate, Richie _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 Thanks Richie, & good luck! Cate _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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