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Orthopedic Surgery
Biomedical Engineering
Reconstructive Surgery

Background:

Severe acetabular bone loss presents challenges in hip reconstruction.
Instability is a primary cause of reoperation and revision in these patients.
Custom triflange acetabular components (CTACs) are utilized for complex cases.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare outcomes of CTACs with standard liners (SLs) versus constrained liners (CLs).
To evaluate the risk of component failure and complications between SLs and CLs.
To determine the safety and appropriateness of CLs in high-risk instability patients.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of patients treated with CTACs for severe acetabular bone loss (minimum 2-year follow-up).
Comparison of outcomes between patients receiving SLs (n=37) and CLs (n=44).
Survival analyses for triflange component failure, other revisions, reoperations, and dislocations.

Main Results:

No significant differences in survival rates for triflange component failure (aseptic revision or all indications) between SLs and CLs (P=0.800).
No significant differences in rates of other construct revisions (P=0.500), reoperations without component exchange (P=0.400), or dislocations (P=0.500).
Median follow-up was 4.2 years in a cohort of 81 patients.

Conclusions:

The use of acute CLs appears safe and appropriate for patients with significant instability risks.
CLs do not increase the risk of component failure compared to SLs over time.
Consideration of CLs is recommended for high-risk instability patients requiring CTACs.