title: Total hip arthroplasty cemented femoral component distal stem centralizer. Effect on stem centralization and cement mantle.
abstract: The effectiveness, benefits, and potential risks of employing a total hip arthroplasty cemented femoral component distal centralizer were evaluated. First postoperative (6-week) radiographs of 100 primary hybrid total hip arthroplasties in consecutive groups of 50 patients without and 50 patients with a femoral stem distal centralizer were retrospectively reviewed. Femoral stems with a distal centralizer were more centralized within the femoral canal (center of stem tip to center of intramedullary canal: mean, 1.1 mm with a centralizer, 3.2 mm without; P<.0001) and more neutrally aligned (mean, 0.7 degrees valgus with a centralizer, 1.3 degrees valgus without; P < .01). Femoral stems with a distal centralizer were less likely to have a cement mantle with suboptimal thickness, that is, less than 2 mm at the medial distal femoral stem (3 of 50 stems with a centralizer, 22 of 50 stems without; chi-square, P<.0001). There were no complications, adverse effects on the cement mantle, radiographic evidence of loosening, or implant failures associated with the use of a distal centralizer, with a minimum follow-up period of 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002484:Cementation; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography