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Comparison Of Blood Loss Between Short-Stem And Conventional Femoral Implants In Total Hip Arthroplasty, Sean Kuehn, Drew K. Newhoff, Dukens Labaze, Aditi S. Majumdar, Rick J. Gehlert
Comparison Of Blood Loss Between Short-Stem And Conventional Femoral Implants In Total Hip Arthroplasty, Sean Kuehn, Drew K. Newhoff, Dukens Labaze, Aditi S. Majumdar, Rick J. Gehlert
UNM Orthopaedic Research Journal
Background: Although the postoperative results of total hip arthroplasty (THA) are generally successful, the standard technique and implant design have many proposed modifications. The purpose of the current study was to determine if using short-stem femoral implants minimized the intraoperative blood loss during THA when compared with conventional THA.
Methods: The medical records of patients who underwent THA using short-stem and conventional femoral implants between 2009 and 2013 were reviewed. Patients with previous surgical procedures for treating the acetabulum or proximal femur and patients without reported hematocrit levels were excluded; subsequently, a total of 53 patients for each group (short-stem …