Failure of a properly positioned tantalum rod for treatment of early femoral head necrosis and conversion to total hip arthroplasty

ConclusionImplantation of a porous tantalum metal rod for early-stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head did not add a significant advantage to core decompression alone even with the proper position in relation to the necrotic area. We had to convert to total hip arthroplasty in 60  % of the cases.
Source: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research