Table 1 Clinical demographics of patients
Variable | Tantalum rod group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CoC | CoP | CoC | CoP | |
Patient (hip) | 20 (23) | 11 (16) | 19 (25) | 14 (15) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 18 | 8 | 15 | 11 |
Female | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Age (yr), mean (range) | 41.4 (36–52) | 46.2 (42–64) | 43.2 (37–64) | 45.6 (40–68) |
Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (range) | 25.2 (22.3–26.4) | 24.7 (20.3–29.1) | 24.6 (21.5–25.6) | 23.2 (20.8–25.9) |
Etiology | ||||
Idiopathic | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Corticosteroid | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Alcohol | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Trauma | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Femoral Stem | ||||
Anatomy stem | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Tapered stem | 15 | 10 | 19 | 11 |