Proximal radiolucent lines around fully hydroxyapatite-coated tapered femoral stems: should we be concerned?
| Autor: | Berliner ZP; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA., Jawad MU; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA., Matzko C; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA., Cooper HJ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA., Rodriguez JA; Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA., Hepinstall MS; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy [Hip Int] 2024 Jan; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 49-56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 12. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/11207000231178269 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Radiolucent lines occasionally develop around the proximal aspect of fully hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated tapered femoral stems after total hip arthroplasty (THA). It was hypothesised that distal wedging of stems may predispose to proximal radiolucent line formation, which may negatively impact clinical outcome. Methods: All primary THA performed with a collarless fully HA-coated stem that had a minimum of 1 year of radiographic follow-up were identified in a surgical database ( n = 244). Radiographic measures of proximal femoral morphology and femoral canal fill at the middle and distal thirds of the stem were analysed for association with the presence of proximal radiolucent lines. Linear regression was used to explore any association between radiolucent lines and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs), available in 61% of patients. Results: Proximal radiolucent lines developed in 31 cases (12.7%) at final follow-up. Dorr A femoral morphology and increased canal-fill at the distal ⅓ of the stem correlated with the development of radiolucent lines ( p < 0.001). No correlation was observed between pain or PROMs and the presence of proximal radiolucent lines. Discussion: We observed an unexpectedly high incidence of proximal femoral radiolucent lines about collarless fully HA coated stems. Distal-only implant wedging in Dorr A bone may compromise proximal fixation. Although this finding did not correlate with short-term outcomes, the long-term clinical impact requires further study. Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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