Fig. 1From: Prospective 5-year study with 96 short curved Fitmore™ hip stems shows a high incidence of cortical hypertrophy with no clinical relevanceRadiographs of a 50-year-old female patient with a typical course of a short femoral Fitmore hip stem. a immediately after surgery with radiolucencies at the lesser trochanter, b at 1 year postoperatively showing cortical hypertrophy in Gruen zones 3, 5 and 6, and a decrease in radiolucencies, but also cortical thinning around the lesser trochanter, c at 2 years with equal findings, d after 5 years with cortical hypertrophy, disappearance of radiolucencies, but with cortical thinning at the level of the lesser trochanterBack to article page