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Individualized Stem-positioning in Calcar-guided Short-stem Total Hip Arthroplasty
Published on: February 27, 2018
United States Experience With a Femoral Neck Retaining Total Hip Arthroplasty Stem: A Retrospective Study With
William M Mihalko1, Maurice Jove2, Nathan Jove2
1Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
Background:
Femoral neck retaining prostheses have gained popularity in Europe, but the United States has not seen the same trends occurring. Previous reports demonstrate high survivorship for these implants, but to our knowledge, there are no reports examining US data.
Methods:
After institutional review board approval, 824 primary total hip arthroplasties utilizing a femoral neck-retaining prosthesis were examined for femoral component survivorship rates. European studies were systematically reviewed to determine survivorship rates. The data were used to formulate a Kaplan-Meier survivorship curve and compare US data to that of the European studies.
Results:
European studies demonstrated survivorship rates for all causes of 97.7 and 99.0% for aseptic loosening at an average of 6 years (range, 4.5 to 10). The current study demonstrated an all-cause 94% Kaplan-Meier survivorship estimate at 5 years and when aseptic loosening only was considered, survivorship increased to 99.4% at 5 years and 98.4% at 11 years.
Conclusion:
This femoral neck-retaining prosthesis demonstrated excellent survivorship that is comparable to the rates seen in European studies as well as the rates of standard and mid-stem prostheses in the United States.
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