Impact of stem-broach sizing on the cement mantle of Lubinus SP II stems. A CT scan analysis.
Lubinus SP II stems are cemented either line-to-line with the largest broach or one-size undersized. The purpose of this study was to compare both implantation techniques. We used 18 polymeric stem replicas cemented line-to-line and undersized in paired cadaveric femora and analyzed them with CT scan images. Cementing Lubinus stems line-to-line resulted in higher medullary canal-filling indices (28.26 +/- 4.10%), thinner cement mantles (3.29 +/- 0.40 mm), more cement defects (5.12 +/- 1.69%) and more areas of thin cement (23.81 +/- 7.13%) than undersizing (respectively: 23.61 +/- 4.24%, 3.62 +/- 0.43 mm, 1.48 +/- 2.04%, 15.11 +/- 5.93%). In both settings, over 80% of areas of thin or deficient cement were supported by cortex. Using a line-to-line technique, adequate stem alignment was achieved without distal centralizer. Undersizing the stem and using a distal centralizer reduced the incidence of distal cement defects by a factor 10. While stems cemented line-to-line might have mechanical advantages, undersizing and using distal centralizers reduced potential pathways for debris migration to the bone-cement interface.
Scheerlinck
Thierry
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VUB University Hospital, UZ Brussel, Belgium. Thierry.Scheerlinck@uzbrussel.be
de Mey
Johan
J
Deklerck
Rudi
R
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D002484:Cementation; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed