@article {Ota:2005:0161-3499:345,
title = "Short-Term Aseptic Loosening of the Femoral Component in Canine Total Hip Replacement: Effects of Cementing Technique on Cement Mantle Grade",
journal = "Veterinary Surgery",
parent_itemid = "infobike://bsc/vsu",
publishercode ="bp",
year = "2005",
volume = "34",
number = "4",
publication date ="2005-07-01T00:00:00",
pages = "345-352",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0161-3499",
eissn = "1532-950X",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/vsu/2005/00000034/00000004/art00008",
doi = "doi:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2005.00053.x",
keyword = "dog, cement mantle grade, cementing technique, total hip replacement, aseptic loosening",
author = "Ota, Juri and Cook, James L. and Lewis, Daniel D. and Tomlinson, James L. and Fox, Derek B. and Cook, Cristi R. and Schultz, Loren G. and Brumitt, Jason",
abstract = "Objectives To evaluate the effects of different cementing techniques on radiographic cement mantle grade and short-term aseptic loosening of the femoral component in canine total hip replacement (THR). Study Design Retrospective study. Sample Population Radiographs of 284 dogs that had THR. Methods Immediate postoperative radiographs of 284 dogs that had cemented THR were reviewed by 4 surgeons and 1 radiologist and assigned a cement mantle grade using a 4-grade classification system. Dog age and weight at surgery, cementing technique (1st, 2nd, 3rd generation), complications (type and timing), and follow-up time were retrieved and analyzed. Results Mean cement mantle score for 2nd generation technique was significantly higher than 3rd generation technique and both were significantly higher than 1st generation technique (PAdvanced cementing techniques resulted in better cement mantles based on grading of immediate postoperative radiographs, however grading did not predict short-term aseptic loosening. Cementing technique seemingly did not affect the incidence of short-term aseptic loosening of the femoral component for dogs in this study. Clinical Relevance Our study suggests that advances in cementing technique may result in improvements in the radiographic grade of cement mantles. With respect to aseptic loosening of the femoral component, our data only suggest that short-term (3 months3 years) loosening cannot be predicted by immediate postoperative radiographic evaluation of cement mantle.",
}