Femoral Stems With Porous Lattice Structures: A Review

Cementless femoral stems are prone to stress shielding of the femoral bone, which is caused by a mismatch in stiffness between the femoral stem and femur. This can cause bone resorption and resultant loosening of the implant. It is possible to reduce the stress shielding by using a femoral stem with...

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Main Authors: Bolun Liu, Huizhi Wang, Ningze Zhang, Min Zhang, Cheng-Kung Cheng
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2137e7789ba142058833fa6de4385813
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