Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Types of Femoral Stem Loosening



- See: Total Hip Replacement Menu:

          - Cemented Femoral Component: Loosening:
          - Bending Cantilever
          - Calcar Pivot: (distal toggle)
          - Medial Midstem Pivot
          - Pistoning:
          - Exam: for THR Loosening:












Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.