The Exeter Hip femoral component remains largely unchanged from the original design, introduced in 1970. It is a highly polished, modular, double tapered stem and has undergone various minor modifications to surface, modularity and most recently the taper; changed to the current V40TM design in 2000. The effect of any design modification cannot easily be foreseen and greater emphasis is now placed on ensuring appropriate monitoring for such implants. We present the results of the first 540 V40TM Exeter THAs performed in our Centre between December 2000 and May 2002. All patients were reviewed prospectively at 1, 5 and 10 years following surgery.Introduction
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