Impact of Femoral Stem Design on Failure After Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty

Pain and function improved predictably with a 0.55% rate of femoral loosening at 2-year follow-up. Among collared, fully HA-coated and triple taper fit and fill femoral stems, there were no instances of revision for aseptic loosening vs 3 in the short stem, collarless mediolateral tapered group.