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. 2014 Jan;38(1):27-32.
doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-2091-2. Epub 2013 Sep 13.

Combined anteversion technique reduced the dislocation in cementless total hip arthroplasty

Yasuharu Nakashima  1 , Masanobu Hirata, Mio Akiyama, Takashi Itokawa, Takuaki Yamamoto, Goro Motomura, Masanobu Ohishi, Satoshi Hamai, Yukihide Iwamoto
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Combined anteversion technique reduced the dislocation in cementless total hip arthroplasty

Yasuharu Nakashima et al. Int Orthop. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: The combined anteversion (CA) technique is a method in which the cup is placed according to the stem anteversion in total hip arthroplasty (THA). We examined whether the CA technique reduced the dislocation rate, and the distribution of CA with the manual placement of the cup.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 634 hips in 579 patients with primary cementless THA. In 230 hips using the CA technique [CA(+)], a CA of 50 ± 10° was the aim. In the remaining 404 hips [CA(-)], the cup was first placed targeting 20° of anteversion. The post-operative CA was measured using the computed tomography (CT) images in 111 hips.

Results: One hip (0.4%) had a dislocation in the CA(+) group, whereas ten hips (2.5%) had a dislocation in the CA(-) group. A multivariate analysis showed that primary diagnosis, head size and CA technique significantly influenced the dislocation rate. Patients in the CA(-) group were 5.8 times more likely to have a dislocation compared to the CA(+) group. In the 111 hips with CT images, 81 hips (73.0%) achieved the intended CA.

Conclusions: Although the manual placement of the cup resulted in 27% of outliers from the intended CA, the CA technique significantly reduced the dislocation after primary THA.

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Fig. 1
Intraoperative measurement of stem anteversion (left hip). The anteversion of the final broach was measured using a goniometer as the angle between the axis of the lower leg and the trial stem by flexing the knee and placing the tibia in a vertical position
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Measurements of stem and cup anteversion. Stem anteversion (a) was calculated as the angle of the prosthetic femoral neck relative to the epicondylar line (b). Cup anteversion (c) was defined as the operative anteversion and measured on the sagittal plane
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