title: Failures after revision hip arthroplasties with threaded cups and structural bone allografts. Loosening of 13/18 cases after 1-4 years.
abstract: Uncemented threaded, smooth cup acetabular components and structural deep-frozen bone allografts harvested from femoral heads during arthroplasties were used for reconstruction of the acetabulum in 18 revision hip arthroplasties. Autogenous bone grafts were also used in every case. The mean follow-up time was 2.5 (1-4) years. Loosening of the prosthetic component occurred in 13 cases. In 8 cases revision of the acetabular component has already been performed, and 5 cases remain to be reoperated. The use of uncemented, threaded cups in combination with reconstruction of bone defects with structural allografts cannot be recommended in acetabular revisions.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Hospital, Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hoikka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schlenzka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wirta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Paavilainen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eskola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santavirta
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lindholm
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous