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Ten-year RSA-measured migration of the Exeter femoral stem

1. D. W. Murray, MD, FRCS, Professor, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1 ; 
2. A. Gulati, MBBS, MS(Orth), MRCS, Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics1; and 
3. H. S. Gill, BEng, DPhil, Professor2 

1. 1Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
2. 2University of Bath, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.

1. Correspondence should be sent to Professor D. W. Murray; e-mail:david.murray@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

 

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Abstract

The Exeter femoral stem is a double-tapered highly polished collarless cemented implant with good long-term clinical results. In order to determine why the stem functions well we have undertaken a long-term radiostereometric analysis (RSA) study.

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