Inclusion Criteria:
- Non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease including: Avascular Necrosis, Diastrophic Variant, Fracture of the Pelvis, Fused Hip, Leg Perthes, Osteoarthritis, Slipped Capital Epiphysis, Subcapital Fractures, Traumatic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Correction of Functional Deformity
- Treatment of non-union, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement, unmanageable by other techniques
- Revision of previously failed total hip arthroplasty
Exclusion Criteria:
Absolute contraindications include:
- Infection, Sepsis, and Osteomyelitis
Relative contraindications include:
- Uncooperative patient or patient with neurologic disorders that are incapable of following directions
- Osteoporosis
- Metabolic disorders which may impair bone formation
- Osteomalacia
- Distant foci of infections which may spread to the implant site
- Rapid joint destruction, marked bone loss, or bone resorption apparent on roentgenogram
- Vascular insufficiency, muscular atrophy, or neuromuscular disease
Read more: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00698347?cond=%22Arthritis%22&lup_s=07/28/2011&lup_d=30