1991
The Noncemented Porous-Coated Hip Prosthesis
BANDS R, PELKER R, SHINE J, BRADBURN H, MARGOLIS R, LEACH J. The Noncemented Porous-Coated Hip Prosthesis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1991, 269: 209-219. PMID: 1864041, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199108000-00030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPorous-coated componentsFemoral stemHip arthroplastyMean Harris hip scorePorous-coated femoral stemDistal cortical hypertrophyHarris hip scoreExcellent resultsBipolar acetabular componentMean followPorous-coated femoralHip scoreThigh painRoentgenographic findingsCortical hypertrophyRetrospective studyRoentgenographic changesProximal femurBipolar endoprosthesesEntire groupAcetabular componentPatientsBone bridgingArthroplasty
1983
Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts
Pelker R, Friedlaender G, Markham T. Biomechanical Properties of Bone Allografts. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 1983, 174: 54-57. PMID: 6339144, DOI: 10.1097/00003086-198304000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthopaedic oncology serviceLow-grade tumorsPresence of recurrenceRelationship of complicationsMassachusetts General HospitalAllograft fractureOncology servicesAllograft implantationFunctional statusSkin sloughGeneral HospitalBone allograftIntramedullary rodFunctional restorationPatientsBenign conditionsResectionBone conditionsCadaveric segmentsComplicationsGraftBiomechanical propertiesTumorsMore yearsInfection