SynthesisInternational orthopaedics2018
What is the rate of patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty after core decompression and insertion of a tantalum rod in osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a systematic review.
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- Comparison of the outcome of different bone grafts combined with modified core decompression for the treatment of ARCO II stage femoral head necrosis.International orthopaedics · 2022Trial
- Comparative Efficacy of Bone Defect Filler Strategies Following Lesion Debridement for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Review
- Application of additive manufacturing TaBw01 porous tantalum rod in ARCO stage II osteonecrosis of the femoral head.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- The Effect of the Hip Flexion Angle in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head Based on China-Japan Friendship Hospital Classification - A Finite Element Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Bone tissue engineering for treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2023Review
- Influence of less invasive hip preservation surgery on subsequent hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2022Review
- Analysis of peripheral bone reconstruction after the failure of hip osteonecrosis treatment with porous tantalum rod implantation.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Comparison of cell therapy and other novel adjunctive therapies combined with core decompression for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head : a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 studies.Bone & joint research · 2021Article
- [Treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with vascularized bone grafting].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Porous tantalum rod implantation is associated with low survival rates in patients with type C2 osteonecrosis of the femoral head but has no effect on the clinical outcome of conversion total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study with an average 8-year follow-up.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Outcome of tantalum rod insertion in the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head with minimum follow-up of 1 year: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of hip preservation surgery · 2020Review
- The Comparative Analysis of Antegrade Versus Retrograde Approach for a Failed Porous Tantalum Rod Removal During Conversion to Total Hip Arthroplasty.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- Hip osteonecrosis: stem cells for life or behead and arthroplasty?International orthopaedics · 2018Article
- Repair of non-traumatic femoral head necrosis by marrow core decompression with bone grafting and porous tantalum rod implantation.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
purposeCore decompression (CD) may be effective when performed during the early stages of osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Tantalum may be added as a rod that would allow putting some mechanical constraints on the femoral head. We aimed to estimate the rate of total hip arthroplasty after CD and insertion of a tantalum rod during early stages of OFNH.
methodsWe searched systematically Medline via PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Our primary endpoint was the rate of patients undergoing a total hip arthroplasty after CD and insertion of a tantalum rod. Secondary endpoints were the delay between the initial surgery and the arthroplasty, the functional improvement, and the rate of complications.
resultsWe included seven studies reporting the results of 232 patients (297 hips) that were operated on by CD and insertion of a tantalum rod. At a mean follow-up of 26.97 months, 24.63% of the included hips underwent a hip arthroplasty (6-56%, SD = 17.34%). The mean delay between the initial surgery and the arthroplasty was 14.94 months (10.20-22.90; SD = 5.25), the mean improvement of Harris Hip Score was 27.66 (20.20-36.90; SD = 6.48), and the mean rate of femoral fracture was 2.43% (0-13%, SD = 4.89%).
conclusionCD and insertion of a tantalum rod may represent a solution in order to improve the mechanical support and to give a rate of conversion in arthroplasty that is acceptable.
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