The cementless stem Excia (B. Braun, Melsungen, Germany) implant has a rectangular cross-sectional shape with back-and-forth\nflanges and a plasma-sprayed, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate coating from the middle to proximal portion to increase initial\nfixation and early bone formation.Here, the conformity of the Excia stem to the femoral canal morphologywas three-dimensionally\nassessed using computed tomography. Forty-three patients (45 hips)were examined after primary total hip arthroplasty with amean\nfollow-up of 27 Ã?± 3 months (range: 24ââ?¬â??36 months). Spot welds occurred at zone 2 in 16 hips and at zone 6 in 24 hips, with 83%\n(20/24 hips) of those occurring within 3 months after surgery. First- (
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