title: Primary total hip arthroplasty with a tapered Trabecular Metal™ coated femoral component: experience with a minimum 24-month follow-up.
abstract: We prospectively reviewed the clinical and radiological outcome of the first 32 patients (32 hips) undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty using a Trabecular Metal™ coated tapered femoral component. Seventeen males and 15 females were included. Average age was 71.6 years (range 61.5-85 years). Mean duration of follow-up was 34 months (range 24-48 months) Average preoperative Oxford, Harris, and WOMAC scores were 34, 51, and 44, respectively. Mean postoperative scores were 18, 82, and 11, respectively (P < 0.001 for all scores). All patients reported relief of preoperative pain. There were no revisions. These results suggest that the Trabecular Metal™ taper femoral component successfully relieves pain and leads to a significant functional improvement in patients with symptomatic hip arthritis in the early postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: The London Hip Unit London, England.
authors.forename: Nemandra A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Sandiford
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.affiliation: The London Hip Unit London, England The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Muirhead-Allwood
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061825:Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome