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E.R. Valstar

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Fixation and clinical outcome of uncemented peri-apatite-coated versus cemented total knee arthroplasty

Five-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial , using radiostereometric analysis (RSA)

Aims The optimal method of tibial component fixation remains uncertain in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Hydroxyapatite coatings have been applied to improve bone ingrowth in uncemented designs, but may only coat the directly accessible surface. As peri-apatite (PA) is solution d ...