The effect of surface finish and of vertical ribs on the stability of a cemented femoral stem: an in vitro stair climbing test.

The search for improved femoral fixation in cemented total hip arthroplasty is ongoing. Two design variables, surface finish and stem contour, were evaluated. Sixteen titanium femoral stems of one design were cemented into fiberglass femora. One half of the components had a polished surface and the rest had a roughened finish. Within each group, 4 stems had vertically oriented ribs on the proximal portion and 4 did not. Micromotion was measured in a stair climbing simulator with loading to a joint reaction force of 200 kg for 6 million cycles. Micromotion increased throughout the course of the experiment. Stems with a polished surface had significantly higher micromotion. Although stems with ribs had less micromotion compared with those without ribs, this difference was not statistically significant.

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