Is a cemented or uncemented femoral prosthesis better?
In a 1994 Consensus Statement from the National Institutes of Health, leading national figures in joint replacement surgery stated that “cemented femoral components” were state-of-the-art. Most surgeons continue to debate this opinion. The survivorship (length of time to revision) of few uncemented femoral implant designs have matched that provided by the best performing cemented femoral implants. Suffice it to say, durable pain free hip replacements can be done using either cemented or uncemented fixation for the femur and is a decision best discussed with your surgeon.
