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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2021

Are powder-technology-built stems safe? A midterm follow-up registry study.

Francesco Pardo, Barbara Bordini, Francesco Castagnini, Federico Giardina, Cesare Faldini, Francesco Traina

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06527664 (Innovative Technologies for Cost-Effective Healthcare Delivery for Salvage Procedures of Failed Treatments of Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06527664 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Innovative Technologies for Cost-Effective Healthcare Delivery for Salvage Procedures of Failed Treatments of Osteoarthritis: Specific Biomimetics Solutions to Reduce a Growing Problem With a High Social and Economic Impact.(CustomPN)

TypeobservationalSponsorIstituto Ortopedico RizzoliRan2024 to 2026Enrolled15ConditionsBone Loss, Hip Prosthesis Infection, Arthroplasty ComplicationsArmscustom-made acetabular implant
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco PardoOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia Protesica e dei Reimpianti d'anca e di Ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via G.C. Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy. francesco.pardo@ior.it.
Barbara BordiniLaboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Francesco CastagniniOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia Protesica e dei Reimpianti d'anca e di Ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via G.C. Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Federico GiardinaOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia Protesica e dei Reimpianti d'anca e di Ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via G.C. Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Cesare FaldiniClinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica I, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via G.C. Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Francesco TrainaOrtopedia-Traumatologia e Chirurgia Protesica e dei Reimpianti d'anca e di Ginocchio, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via G.C. Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITIstituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPowder technology was developed to bring together the mechanical features and high porosity of titanium. However, the high porosity may theoretically compromise mechanical resistance. Literature is deficient about the use and safety profile of cementless femoral implants built using additive manufacturing (in particular electron beam melting technology, EBM). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the survival rates and the reason for revisions (especially implant breakage) of the first two EBM-built stems at a mid-term follow-up, using a joint arthroplasty registry.

methodsThe registry of Prosthetic Orthopedic Implant (RIPO) was investigated about cementless stems implanted from 2010 to 2017. Stems built with EBM technology (Parva and Pulchra stems; Adler Ortho, Milan, Italy) were compared to all the other cementless stems implanted during the same period, acting as control group. The survival rates and reasons for revision were assessed.

resultsNo stem breakage occurred. At 5-year follow-up, the survival rates of the two cohorts were not statistically different (96.8% EBM stems, 98.0% standard cementless stems; p > 0.05). In the EBM stems, aseptic loosening occurred in 1.7% of the cases at the latest follow-up.

conclusionsThis large cohort showed that mechanical resistance is not a concern in EBM stems at mid-term follow-up. However, larger populations and longer follow-ups are needed to further validate these results.

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