The Role of Dual-mobility Cups in Total Hip Arthroplasty

It is often challenging to address instability risks when dealing with complex primary total hip arthroplasty and revision hip surgery. The implant-related options available to surgeons to deal with the risks of instability include femoral head size, femoral neck length/offset, component orientation, and the use of constrained articulations. Dual-mobility articulations have long been used in Europe in the setting of a potential or proven unstable hip; this type of articulation is now available in North America after regulatory approval. However, a dual-mobility articulation has its own unique advantages and disadvantages. Before choosing this implant option, the arthroplasty surgeon needs to be fully informed of the design concept, the surgical technique, the advantages, the disadvantages, and the literature surrounding the use of a dual-mobility articulation.