[page 16] [Orthopedic Reviews 2013; 5:e4] Five-year results of acementless short-hip-stemprosthesis

Hip prosthesis stems with a short stem length and proximal fixation geometry support a bone-preserving and muscle-sparing implan-tation and should also allow for revision sur-gery with a standard hip stem. We present 250 prospectively documented clinical and radio-logical results from the Metha Short Hip Stem prosthesis (B. Braun-Aesculap, Tuttlingen, Germany) after an average follow-up of 4.9 years. The average patient age at surgery was 60 years. Indication for total hip replacement was primary osteoarthrosis (OA) (78 % of patients), OA based on developmental dyspla-sia of the hip (16%), and other indication