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ReviewEFORT open reviews2024

The cemented stem in hip arthroplasty - state of the art technique and recommendations.

Gregor Giebel, Sebastian Hardt, Carsten Perka, Rudolf Ascherl

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Review in EFORT open reviews, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. [Research progress in etiology and prevention of bone cement implantation syndrome].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gregor GiebelCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-0671
Sebastian HardtCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Carsten PerkaCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Rudolf AscherlCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The indication for femoral stem cementation should be made on a patient-specific basis, taking physical activity, femoral geometry, and bone tissue quality into account. Age alone should not be the sole justification for cementation. The Dorr classification can serve as decision support for whether a cemented fixation should be used. Femoral neck fractures should generally be cemented. Familiarize yourself with the applied stem philosophy. Force-closed stems typically have a polished surface that allows for subsidence, especially in the first 2 years postoperatively. Stems following the shape-closed philosophy have rougher surfaces and do not allow subsidence. There are various types of cement that differ in viscosity and can be categorized accordingly. These cement types go through four temperature-dependent phases: mixing phase, waiting phase, working phase, and curing phase. Rough implants should be implanted quickly, using wetter cement. For a polished stem, the cement should be slightly firmer. To avoid complications like bone cement implantation syndrome, it is essential to adhere to the state-of-the-art retrograde cementation technique, which recommends pulsatile lavage and vacuum mixing of the cement. Additionally, cement restrictors and pressurizers are used. A thorough understanding of cementation techniques is crucial to ensure a favorable outcome with a uniformly thick cement mantle that encompasses the entire stem. Incorrect cementing can lead to the premature failure of the endoprosthesis.

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bone cementbone cement implantation syndromecemented hip arthroplastycemented stemcementing techniqueforce-closed stemshape-closed stem

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PMID39513730
PMCPMC11619722

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