Impaction allograft with cement for the revision of the femoral component. A minimum 39-month follow-up study with the use of the Exeter stem in Asian hips.
We report the results of impaction bone grafting of the femoral side in revision total hip arthroplasty in Asian hips (South Korean patients) in which the surgery was performed with the use of the Exeter stem. The minimum follow-up was 39 months (mean, 48.4; range, 39-66). There was subsidence of the cement-graft interface (<1 mm) in three hips (5%), of the stem-cement interface (<1 mm) in 12 hips (21%) and of the stem-cement interface (1-2 mm) in 14 hips (25%). Five hips (9%) developed intraoperative femoral fracture and two hips (4%) femoral perforation in revision. The complications of femoral fracture and subsidence did not have an adverse effect on the final clinical outcomes. The impaction of fresh-frozen allograft and use of a cemented, polished, tapered stem (Exeter stem) were also successful with good clinical and radiographic outcomes in our study of Asian hips (South Korean patients). However, we used smaller stems than the usual ones used for Western patients because of the smaller femur sizes.
Yim
Soo-Jae
SJ
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Soonchunhyang, Bucheon Hospital, 1174 Jung-Dong Wonmi-Gu Bucheon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 420-767, South Korea. yimsj@chol.com
Kim
Min-Young
MY
Suh
You-Sung
YS
D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012086:Reoperation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation
D001843:Bone Cements