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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 4  Radiographic results at last follow-up

From: Promising medium-term results of anterior approach with an anatomical short stem in primary hip arthroplasty

Femoral geometries

Dorr A

105 (44%)

Dorr B

125 (52%)

Dorr C

8 (4%)

Stem alignment n (%)

Neutral

189 (79%)

Varus–valgus < 5°

Varus 36 (15%)

Valgus 5 (2%)

Varus–valgus > 5°

Varus 8 (3%)

Valgus 0

Stem subsidence n (%)

≤ 3 mm

11

> 3 mm revised

1

> 3 mm not revised

3

Proximal stress shielding n (%)

Distal cortical hypertrophy

Zone 1

4 (1.6%)

Zone 3

55 (23%)

Zone 4

17 (7%)

Zone 5

4 (1.6%)