Philip Mark Anderson, Tizian Heinz, Dominik Rak, Jörg Arnholdt, Boris Michael Holzapfel, Silke Dorsch, Manuel Weißenberger, Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Max Jaenisch, Max Ertl, Michael Wagner, Henning Windhagen, Maximilian Rudert, Axel Jakuscheit
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is commonly performed using off-the-shelf implants. In the case of a severe mismatch between the anatomy of the proximal femur and the geometry of the stem, the use of custom-made stems might become necessary. The goal of this study was to investigate the precision of the implantation of custom-made stems of one manufacturer (CTX stem, AQ Implants) and to determine risk factors for malpositioning. All patients receiving a custom-made CTX stem between 2014 and 2020 at six high-volume academic centers were retrospectively recruited...
August 22, 2023: Journal of Personalized Medicine