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ArticleArthroplasty today2021

Medium Term Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Using a Modular Tapered Hip Revision Implant.

Gihan Jayasinghe, Chris Buckle, Lucy Clare Maling, Christopher To, Chukwudubem Anibueze, Parthiban Vinayakam, Richard Slack

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Gihan JayasingheTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
Chris BuckleTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
Lucy Clare MalingTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
Christopher ToTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
Chukwudubem AnibuezeTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
Parthiban VinayakamTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.
Richard SlackTrauma and Orthopaedics Department, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK.

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Abstract

backgroundThe rate of revision hip arthroplasty surgery is rising. Surgeons must use implants with proven outcomes to help overcome the technical challenges faced during revision surgery. However, outcome studies using these implants are limited. The aim of this study is to investigate the radiographic and clinical outcomes of the Stryker Restoration stem, the most commonly used hip revision stem in the United Kingdom (UK).

methodsA retrospective review of a single surgeon case series was performed. Immediate postoperative radiographs were analyzed for offset and leg length discrepancy. Radiographic evidence of subsidence was assessed using follow-up radiographs. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was applied using explantation and reoperation as endpoints. Patient-reported outcomes were measured using the Oxford Hip Score and EQ-5D-5L.

resultsOne hundred ninety-eight cases were identified. Mean follow-up duration was 51.8 months (range: 24-121). Stem survival during this period was 98%. Reoperation for any reason was 13%. Mean subsidence was 4.18 mm. Analysis of variance testing showed no difference in mean subsidence between revision indications. Mean offset and leg length discrepancies were measured at 4.5 mm and 4.3 mm, respectively. The mean Oxford Hip Score for participants was 27.6.

conclusionsThis series demonstrates excellent implant survival, with radiographic parameters for reconstruction and subsidence levels comparable to those in the existing literature. The tapered modular hip revision stem provides surgeons with the intraoperative flexibility to overcome some of the anatomical difficulties encountered during revision surgery; this is reflected in the radiographic and clinical outcomes of the cohort in this study.

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OutcomesPROMSRevision hip arthroplastySurvivalTapered modular stems

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PMID33898674
PMCPMC8056170

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