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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Simultaneous Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty with Straight-Stems and Short-Stems: Does the Short One Do a Better Job?

Patrick Reinbacher, Andrzej Hecker, Joerg Friesenbichler, Maria Smolle, Lukas Leitner, Sebastian Klim, Alexander Draschl, Danijel Colovic, Kevin Brunnader, Andreas Leithner and 1 more

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Patrick ReinbacherDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Andrzej HeckerDivision of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-4493-9891
Joerg FriesenbichlerDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1485-1589
Maria SmolleDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-1021-0899
Lukas LeitnerDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5534-7605
Sebastian KlimDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Alexander DraschlDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8344-7796
Danijel ColovicDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Kevin BrunnaderDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Andreas LeithnerDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2598-2325
Werner Maurer-ErtlDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz, Austria.

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Abstract

backgroundTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is known to be the most successful orthopaedic surgery of the last century, but it is still struggling with controversies concerning one-stage bilateral THA. The current study aimed to compare the clinical outcome of patients with unilateral or simultaneous bilateral THA by using short-stem and straight-stem designs and focusing on operation time, blood loss, and length of hospital stay (LOS). MATERIAL AND

methodsBetween 2006 and 2018, 92 patients were enrolled in this study. Forty-six patients underwent a bilateral THA in one session, and forty-six matched patients underwent a unilateral THA. In each of the two groups (unilateral vs. bilateral), 23 patients received either a straight (unilateral: 10 females, 13 males, mean age 63; bilateral: 12 females, 11 males, mean age 53 years) or short stem (unilateral: 11 females, 12 males, mean age 60 years; bilateral: 12 females, 11 males, 53 mean age 62 years). The blood count was checked preoperatively as well as one and three days after surgery. Furthermore, the operation time and LOS were investigated.

resultsCompared to THA with straight-stems, short-stem THA showed significantly less blood loss; there was no difference in the LOS of both groups. A significantly shorter operative time was only observed in the bilateral THA.

conclusionThe current study showed that simultaneous bilateral THA appears to be safe and reliable in patients without multiple comorbidities. In addition, short-stem THA appears to be beneficial in terms of clinical performance and outcome, and it appears to be superior to straight-stem THA, regardless of whether the patient underwent unilateral or simultaneous bilateral THA.

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bilateralone-stageshort-stemstraight-stemtotal hip arthroplasty

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PMID36769676
PMCPMC9918178

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