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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2014

Assessment of retention force and bone apposition in two differently coated femoral stems after 6 months of loading in a goat model.

Knut Harboe, Nils R Gjerdet, Einar Sudmann, Kari Indrekvam, Kjetil Søreide

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Knut HarboeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger 4068, Norway. knut@harboe.org.
Nils R Gjerdet
Einar Sudmann
Kari Indrekvam
Kjetil Søreide

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Abstract

backgroundSince the introduction of uncemented hip implants, there has been a search for the best surface coating to enhance bone apposition in order to improve retention. The surface coating of the different stems varies between products. The aim was to assess the retention force and bone adaption in two differently coated stems in a weight-bearing goat model. MATERIALS AND

methodsHydroxyapatite (HA) and electrochemically deposited calcium phosphate (CP; Bonit) on geometrically comparable titanium-based femoral stems were implanted into 12 (CP group) and 35 (HA group) goats. The animal model included physiological loading of the implants for 6 months. The pull-out force of the stems was measured, and bone apposition was microscopically evaluated.

resultsAfter exclusion criteria were applied, the number of available goats was 4 in the CP group and 11 in the HA group. The CP-coated stems had significantly lower retention forces compared with the HA-coated ones after 6 months (CP median 47 N, HA median 1,696 N, p = 0.003). Bone sections revealed a lower degree of bone apposition in the CP-coated stems, with more connective tissue in the bone/implant interface compared with the HA group.

conclusionIn this study, HA had better bone apposition and needed greater pull-out force in loaded implants. The application of CP on the loaded titanium surface to enhance the apposition of bone is questioned.

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Hip ProsthesisAnimalsArthroplasty, Replacement, HipBiocompatible MaterialsDurapatiteFemaleGoatsMaterials TestingModels, AnimalBiocompatible MaterialsDurapatite

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PMID25127722
PMCPMC4237892

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