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World J Orthop. Oct 18, 2013; 4(4): 303-308
Published online Oct 18, 2013. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.303
Published online Oct 18, 2013. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.303
Cemented Müller straight stem total hip replacement: 18 year survival, clinical and radiological outcomes
Vasileios S Nikolaou, Stergios Lallos, Ioannis Lazarettos, Ioannis Sourlas, Nicolas Efstathopoulos, 2nd Orthopaedic Department, Athens University, 15124 Athens, Greece
Demetrios Korres, 3rd Orthopaedic Department, Athens University, 15124 Athens, Greece
Andreas Mavrogenis, 1st Orthopaedic Department, Athens University, 15124 Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Nikolaou VS collected the data and analyzed the results; Lallos S, Mavrogenis A, Lazarettos I and Sourlas I contributed to the manuscript preparation and writing; Korres D and Efstathopoulos N performed the operations and did the final checking of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Vasileios S Nikolaou MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lecturer of Orthopaedics, 2nd Orthopaedic Department, Athens University, 21 Dimitriou Ralli Str, Maroussi, 15124 Athens, Greece. vassilios.nikolaou@gmail.com
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Received: February 22, 2013
Revised: July 11, 2013
Accepted: July 17, 2013
Published online: October 18, 2013
Revised: July 11, 2013
Accepted: July 17, 2013
Published online: October 18, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: There are few cemented implants that have made history and are still used today. The original Müller straight stem prosthesis falls into this category. In this study, 176 primary cemented total hip replacements in 164 consecutive patients were followed-up for a mean of 10 years (3-18) years. Survival of the prosthesis, as calculated by Kaplan-Meier analysis, was 96% at 10 years and 81% at 18 years. The 18 year survivorship of the Müller straight stem, cemented total hip arthroplasty is comparable with that of other successful cemented or uncemented systems.