Acoustical determination of primary stability of femoral short stem during uncemented hip implantation

In conclusion, monitoring, the hammer blows sound might allow quantification of the primary stability of the implant. Sound analysis including patient parameters and a classification algorithm could provide a precise characterization of implant stability.

Source: Clinical Biomechanics - August 22, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Carlos A. Fonseca Ulloa, Simon Schreynemackers, Torben Harz, Frieder W. Lang, Christian F ölsch, Markus Rickert, Alexander Jahnke, Bernd A. Ishaque Source Type: research