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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society2022

Femoral antetorsion after calcar-guided short-stem total hip arthroplasty: A cadaver study.

Josef Hochreiter, Gernot Böhm, Johann Fierlbeck, Conrad Anderl, Marco Birke, Peter Münger, Reinhold Ortmaier

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Short-stem THA-complications and therapy options].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Josef HochreiterDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH, Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital, Linz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5378-1811
Gernot BöhmDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH, Linz, Austria.
Johann FierlbeckInstitute for Clinical Innovation, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Conrad AnderlDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH, Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Marco BirkeInstitute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Peter MüngerMathys Ltd Bettlach, Bettlach, Switzerland.
Reinhold OrtmaierDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH, Barmherzige Schwestern Hospital, Linz, Austria.
Paracelsus Medical University · ATAGO Austria · ATMathys (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Calcar-guided short stems in total hip arthroplasty (THA) permit surgeons to successfully reconstruct postoperative femoroacetabular offset, accurately restore leg length, and adequately re-establish a wide range of caput-collum-diaphyseal angles. However, their effect on femoral antetorsion is less known. Indeed, controlling antetorsion of the femoral stem can be challenging because of the differences in individual femoral geometry and curvature. Therefore, we investigated if calcar-guided short-stem THA alters femoral antetorsion and compared it with conventional-stem THA. Using 12 Thiel-fixed, full-body cadaver specimens from donors without known hip disorders, we compared an uncemented calcar-guided femoral short-stem prosthesis with an uncemented conventional straight-stem prosthesis. In a paired study setup, each specimen received a calcar-guided short stem on one side and a conventional stem on the other. On the acetabular side, all specimens received a press-fit, monobloc acetabular cup. Femoral antetorsion angles were measured using the Waidelich method, and pre- and post-operative angles of both sides were recorded. The mean preoperative femoral antetorsion angles were similar in both groups (24.8°  ± 7.5° vs. 23.8° ± 6.1°, p = 0.313). Mean postoperative femoral antetorsion angles were 23.0° ± 5.5° in short-stem and 13.5° ± 7.1° in conventional-stem hips. Short-stem hips had a small but nonsignificant difference in femoral antetorsion angles pre- and post-operatively (1.8° ± 3.2°, p = 0.109), while the difference for conventional-stem hips was much larger and highly significant (10.3° ± 5.8°, p < 0.001). Calcar-guided short-stem THA effectively restores femoral antetorsion. However, how this affects long-term clinical outcomes and complications warrants further exploration.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipHip ProsthesisCadaverFemurHip JointHumansProsthesis DesignRetrospective Studiescadaveric studycalcar-guided short stemsfemoral antetorsiontotal hip arthroplasty

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PMID34873734
PMCPMC9540338
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