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. 2021 May 31:9:93-97.
doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.04.017. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Total Hip Arthroplasty Using a Hemispherical Uncemented Dual-Mobility Cup Results in Satisfactory Clinical Outcomes and No Dislocations at 2 years

Loic Schneider  1 , Frédéric Châtain  2 , Gilles Estour  3 , Sonia Ramos-Pascual  4 , Luca Nover  4 , Nicolas Bonin  5
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Total Hip Arthroplasty Using a Hemispherical Uncemented Dual-Mobility Cup Results in Satisfactory Clinical Outcomes and No Dislocations at 2 years

Loic Schneider et al. Arthroplast Today. .

Abstract

Background: The authors performed total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a novel hemispherical dual-mobility (DM) acetabular cup without a protrusive cylindro-spherical rim, intended to reduce risks of iliopsoas impingement without requiring changes to conventional intraoperative positioning as with unipolar cups. We aim to determine clinical scores and rates of dislocations, complications, and revisions of this hemispherical DM cup, with the hypothesis that this novel design would result in clinical scores and dislocation rates comparable to other contemporary DM cups with protrusive cylindro-spherical rims.

Methods: We assessed 332 consecutive uncemented THAs performed using a hemispherical DM cup, at a minimum 2-year follow-up, using modified Harris Hip Score (mHHS) and Oxford Hip Score (OHS), and noting complications and revisions. Regression analyses were conducted to determine if mHHS and OHS depended on any independent factors.

Results: At 2.8 ± 0.5 years (range, 2-5), 2 patients (0.6%) had stem and cup revisions, 3 patients (1%) had isolated stem revisions, 13 patients (4%) died, and none were lost to follow-up. No dislocations occurred. For the final cohort of 305 patients (314 hips) with their original implants in place, mHHS was 92 ± 12 (range, 46-100), and OHS was 57 ± 5 (range, 34-60). Multivariable analyses revealed that mHHS and OHS decreased significantly with age (β = -0.35, P < .001, and β = -0.15, P < .001, respectively).

Conclusions: With no dislocations and satisfactory clinical scores, this sizable cohort confirms that the novel hemispherical DM cup studied is effective at preventing dislocations, although longer-term follow-up remains necessary to ascertain the longevity of clinical outcomes and radiographic stability.

Level of evidence: Level IV, multicentric retrospective case series.

Keywords: Clinical outcome; Dislocations; Dual-mobility cup; Revision; Survival; Uncemented THA.

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(a) Original dual-mobility (DM) cup design with a complete cylindro-spherical rim, (b) second generation DM cup with a partial cylindro-spherical rim, and (c) the Symbol hemispherical DM cup without a cylindro-spherical rim.
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Flowchart indicating initial cohort, revisions, and deaths.
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