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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2020; 11(4): 232-242
Published online Apr 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i4.232
Published online Apr 18, 2020. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i4.232
Total hip replacement using MINIMA® short stem: A short-term follow-up study
Georgios I Drosos, Stylianos Tottas, Ioannis Kougioumtzis, Konstantinos Tilkeridis, Christos Chatzipapas, Athanasios Ververidis, Orthopaedic Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece
Author contributions: All authors helped to perform the research; Drosos GI contribution to the manuscript writing, performing procedures, drafting conception, design and data analysis; Tottas S contribution to writing the manuscript, drafting conception and design; Kougioumtzis I contribution to writing the manuscript; Tilkeridis K contribution to writing the manuscript, performing procedures; Christos C contribution to writing the manuscript; Ververidis A contribution to writing the manuscript, performing procedures.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts-of-interest related to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Georgios I Drosos, MD, PhD, Professor of Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Department, Democritus University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, St. Niarhos Street, Dragana, Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece. drosos@otenet.gr
Received: October 29, 2019
Peer-review started: October 29, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: December 19, 2019
Accepted: March 12, 2020
Article in press: March 12, 2020
Published online: April 18, 2020
Processing time: 167 Days and 6.5 Hours
Peer-review started: October 29, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: December 19, 2019
Accepted: March 12, 2020
Article in press: March 12, 2020
Published online: April 18, 2020
Processing time: 167 Days and 6.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Total hip replacement has become one of the most successful orthopaedic procedures. The length of the femoral stem constitutes one of the most important geometrical and mechanical features of the prosthesis. Several different implants are currently available but data are limited concerning the clinical results for some of these implants. Our objective is to report the short-term results of a novel squared section, tapered design –with four conicity- short stem. According to our findings the clinical and radiological results were excellent in the short-term follow-up using the MINIMA® short stem in total hip replacement.