Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

Poster
Topic: Arthroplasty - Hip
Abstract number: 23899
A PROSPECTIVE TWO-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE CLINICAL AND
RADIOLOGICAL OUTCOME OF A NEW UNCEMENTED TOTAL HIP STEM
Philipp BERGSCHMIDT 1 , Rainer BADER 1 , Ellenrieder MARTIN 1 , Ralf SKRIPITZ 1 ,
Susanne FINZE 1 , Isabella TOKAR 1 , Günther KUNDT 2 , Wolfram MITTELMEIER 1
1 Dep. Orthopaedic Surgery University of Rostock, Rostock (GERMANY),
2 Department of Medical Informatics and Biometry University Rostock, Rostock
(GERMANY)
Purpose of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the outcomes of the newly
introduced cementless Hipstar stem, made of a ß-titanium alloy (TMZF) for allowing
optimal osseous integration. Furthermore the variables BMI, gender, preoperative
function and age were explored as predictors for recovery after THA. Clinical and
radiological evaluations of 100 patients were undertaken preoperatively and at 6, 12
as well as 24 months postoperatively using the HHS-Score, WOMAC-Score, SF-36-
Score and standard anterior-posterior and lateral X-rays.The HHS-Score increased
significantly from 53.6±14.5 points to 82.8±15.4 at the postoperative evaluations at
24 months (WI-test p