Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS http://drbrinker.com Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS feed. . Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon http://drbrinker.com/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://drbrinker.com no Copyright 2005, Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@drbrinker.com Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:30:02 GMT Articles http://drbrinker.com/en/art/113/ <br> <h2>Reprinted from Clinical Orthopaedics, Vol. 258, September, 1990, <br> </h2> <h3><nr> Author: </nr>JAMES C. BUTLER, M.D., THOMAS C. SKALLEY. M.D., STEPHEN D. COOle PH.D.,<br> MARK R. BRINKER. M.D., RAY J. HADDAD, JR., M.D., JAMES R. SACKETT, M.D.,<br> AND JESSICA B. CHERAMIE, M.D.</h3> <nr> <p>Click here to read the entire <a target="_blank" href="/attachments/articles/113/Clinical and Roentgenographic Evaluation of Bipolar Prostheses with Noncemented Anatomic Medullary Locking Femoral Stems.pdf">published article by Dr Brinker</a></p> <br> <hr /> <div>Bipolar hip arthroplasty has enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years. A bipolar prosthesis is believed to offer the advantage over an endoprosthetic replacement of decreasing frictional wear of the acetabulum by allowing motion at both the concave and convex surfaces of the cup. Other theoretical advantages include a possible reduction in stem loosening, a decline in incidence of dislocation. and ease of revision to total hip arthroplasty. While initially used primarily as an alternative to fixed endoprosthetic arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures and avascular necrosis, the role of bipolar hemiarthroplasty has been expanded to include treatment of nonunion of femoral neck fractures, femoral head fractures, degenerative hip arthritis, and revision of failed total hip arthroplasty. These conditions are often also indications for total hip arthroplasty using a fixed acetabular component. There remains much discussion in the literature regarding treatment recommendations for the various hip joint pathologies. </div> <br> Clinical results of the use of bipolar prostheses have varied widely, Some of the earliest clinical follow-up studies reported results similar to unipolar devices. Comparisons between clinical studies have been made particularly difficult by the variety of hip rating systems employed. </nr> <br><br>28-Sep-90 11:15 AM Clinical and Roentgenographic Evaluation of Bipolar Prostheses with Noncemented Anatomic Medullary Locking Femoral Stems Reprinted from Clinical Orthopaedics, Vol. 258, September, 1990, Author: JAMES C. BUTLER, M.D., THOMAS C. SKALLEY. M.D., STEPHEN D. COOle PH.D., MARK R. BRINKER. M.D., RAY J. HADDAD, JR., M.D., JAMES R. SACKETT, M.D., AND JESSICA B. CHERAMIE, M.D. Click here to read the entire published article by Dr Brinker Bipolar hip arthroplasty has enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years. A bipolar prosthesis is believed to offer the advantage over an endoprosthetic replacement of decreasing frictional wear of the acetabulum by allowing motion at both the concave and convex surfaces of the cup. Other theoretical advantages include a possible reduction in stem loosening, a decline in incidence of dislocation. and ease of revision to total hip arthroplasty. While initially used primarily as an alternative to fixed endoprosthetic arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures and avascular necrosis, the role of bipolar hemiarthroplasty has been expanded to include treatment of nonunion of femoral neck fractures, femoral head fractures, degenerative hip arthritis, and revision of failed total hip arthroplasty. These conditions are often also indications for total hip arthroplasty using a fixed acetabular component. There remains much discussion in the literature regarding treatment recommendations for the various hip joint pathologies. Clinical results of the use of bipolar prostheses have varied widely, Some of the earliest clinical follow-up studies reported results similar to unipolar devices. Comparisons between clinical studies have been made particularly difficult by the variety of hip rating systems employed. no http://drbrinker.com/en/art/113/ Fri, 28 Sep 1990 16:15:00 GMT