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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2018

Femoral stem size mismatch in women undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

John M Dundon, Dvorah Leah Felberbaum, William J Long

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A smaller femoral stem is needed for asian females.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023
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  3. Lack of small tibial component size availability for females in a highly utilized total knee arthroplasty system.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

John M DundonOrthopedic Institute of New Jersey, 108 Bilby Rd, Suite 210, Hackettstown, NJ 07840, United States.
Dvorah Leah FelberbaumNYU Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA.
William J LongNYU Langone Medical Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA.
New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital · USNYU Langone Health · USOrthopedic Institute · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is a highly successful surgery with a high prevalence in women. Women have been noted to have smaller proximal femoral anatomy and decreased bone strength compared to males. The goal of our study was to define the size discrepancy in femoral stem implants between men and women using a metaphyseal fitting single taper stem.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the THA's performed by a single surgeon over the previous two years. Data was extracted from operative reports regarding stem size, neck length and offset, and conversion to a different type of stem. This data was reviewed with confidence intervals and a

resultsWe analyzed the data from 276 THA's performed (129 in men, and 147 in women). Women were noted to be associated with smaller stem sizes compared to men (37.67% in women, 6.11% in men), with 7.48% of women requiring conversion to a different type of implant. There was a significant difference in mean stem size (9.21 in men, 6.70 in women, p < 0.0001). Women also required reduced neck options significantly more often than men (38.97% in women, 9.29% in men, p < 0.0001).

conclusionReview of femoral stem sizes reveals that current femoral stem sizing may not appropriately account for women and alternative stem options should be available if using a metaphyseal fitting single tapered stems. Future consideration should be given to more anatomic female sized femoral stems or alternative options should be available.

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Femoral sizingPeriprosthetic fractureTotal hip arhtroplastyWomen

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PMID29515329
PMCPMC5834656
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