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THA: More migration observed with Charnley femoral stem compared to Spectron EF stem
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THA: More migration observed with Charnley femoral stem compared to Spectron EF stem
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Acta Orthop. 2011 Oct;82(5):538-44. Epub 2011 Sep 6

150 patients with primary or secondary osteoarthritis of the hip were randomized to undergo THA with either a Charnley or Spectron EF femoral stem. The 2 year results indicate that the Spectron EF stem has superior stability when compared to the Charnley stem, which demonstrated significantly more stem retroversion and posterior translation. Future studies are required to determine if similar results are found over longer follow-up periods.

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OrthoEvidence. THA: More migration observed with Charnley femoral stem compared to Spectron EF stem . ACE Report. 2013;3(8):248. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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