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. 2022 Sep;142(9):2389-2395.
doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-04122-5. Epub 2021 Aug 14.

Cementless total hip arthroplasty with anatomic-shaped implants. Does the minimal invasive anterolateral technique influence the stem position or subsidence in contrast to the standard lateral approach?

Nils Wirries  1   2 , Marcus Örgel  3 , Michael Schwarze  4 , Stefan Budde  5 , Henning Windhagen  5 , Michael Skutek  5
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Cementless total hip arthroplasty with anatomic-shaped implants. Does the minimal invasive anterolateral technique influence the stem position or subsidence in contrast to the standard lateral approach?

Nils Wirries et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Introduction: Using cementless stems in total hip arthroplasty (THA) has revealed variable results. The risk for early aseptic loosening has been associated to certain surgical approaches and implant designs. This study determines misalignment of collared/collarless stems and the rate of subsidence using the anterolateral approach (ALA) compared to implantations via the direct lateral approach (DLA).

Materials and methods: One hundred consecutive patients underwent primary unilateral THA using the minimal invasive ALA in the lateral decubitus position and were compared to another cohort of 100 patients, treated trough the DLA. Clinical results were noted preoperatively and after 1 year using the WOMAC score. The radiographic evaluation included the stem alignment and subsidence.

Results: Overall, all patients improved in WOMAC from 48.9 points (± 11.4; 21.0-82.0) to 3.1 (± 3.2; 0.0-22.0) (p < 0.001). For DLA and ALA, the stem was placed on average 2.5° in varus to the femoral axis. The mean alignment was about 0.5° more valgus for collarless stems. The mean subsidence in the DLA group was about 0.3 mm higher compared to the ALA group. With collarless implants, the subsidence was about 1.0 mm higher compared to collared implants (p < 0.05), especially in patients with Dorr type B femurs.

Conclusions: Changing from the DLA to the minimal invasive ALA did not significantly affect the implant position. Misalignment and a potential risk for early aseptic loosening could not be seen. The use of a collared cementless stem seems safe and is likely to prevent a relevant subsidence, even more so in Dorr type B femurs.

Level of evidence: III.

Keywords: Alignment; Anterolateral approach; Collared; Minimally invasive hip arthroplasty; Subsidence; WOMAC.

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