Do Cumulative Revision Rate and First-time Re-revision Rate Vary Between Short and Standard Femoral Stem Lengths? A Multinational Registry Study
Background Advocates of short-stem THA suggest that these devices preserve proximal femoral bone for future revisions. This contention is as yet unsupported by robust evidence, and ultimately, it will be irrelevant if short-stem THA increases the overall risk of premature revision. To our knowledge, large, registry-based efforts have yet to explore the types of stems used in first-time stem revisi
