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Figure 14.16
Initial bone
remodeling stimulus in the
periacetabular bone (lateral view)
for the hemispherical, Cambridge,
and MITCH
-PCR Cups. Less
bone resorption and more bone
formation are predicted for the two
horseshoe designs when
compared to the contemporary
hemispherical design.
Figure 14.17
A-P radiographs of
the right hip of a 62-year-old
female patient (OA diagnosis)
immediately after MITCH-PCR
Cup implantation (a) and at 3
months postoperation (b).
(b)
(a)
Acknowledgments
and to Jim Nevelos, Ph.D., for providing radiographs
of the MITCH
-PCR Cup.
The authors thank Mike Hawkins and Hallie
Brinkerhuff, Zimmer, for helpful discussions about
the history of the Epoch stem. Special thanks to Clare
Rimnac, Ph.D., for providing figures and background
on the Case Western Reserve University clinical
studies of the Epoch, John Bradley for providing
radiographs and clinical data for the Bradley stem,
References
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