Pierre Laumonerie1, Nicolas Reina2, Claudia Gutierrez3, Stephanie Delclaux2, Meagan E Tibbo4, Nicolas Bonnevialle2, Pierre Mansat2. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Place du Docteur Baylac, 31059, Toulouse, France. laumonerie.pierre@hotmail.fr. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Place du Docteur Baylac, 31059, Toulouse, France. 3. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. 4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The most common reason for removal of well-fixed radial head prostheses is painful loosening. We hypothesised that short-stemmed prostheses, used for radial head arthroplasty, are not associated with an increased risk of implant loosening. METHODS: From 2002 to 2014, 65 patients were enrolled in a retrospective single-centre study. The radial head prostheses were classified as having either a long (30-mm) or short (16- to 22-mm) stem. The long-stemmed implants comprised 30 GUEPAR® DePuy Synthes (West Chester, PA, USA) and 20 Evolutive® Aston Medical (Saint-Etienne, France) devices; the short-stemmed implants comprised nine RECON and six STANDARD rHead® SBI-Stryker (Morrisville, PA, USA) devices. At last follow-up, clinical (range of motion, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score, Mayo Elbow Performance score) and radiographic (osteolysis) outcomes were assessed. RESULTS: At a mean follow-up of 76.78 months (24-141), the rate of painful loosening [6 (40%) vs 8 (16%), p = 0.047] and osteolysis [12 (80%) vs 23 (46%), p = 0.02] were significantly higher in patients with short-stemmed versus long-stemmed implants. Despite the significant difference in loosening between stems as groups, individual stem length was not determined. CONCLUSIONS: Tight-fitting implants with short stems are more prone to painful loosening.
INTRODUCTION: The most common reason for removal of well-fixed radial head prostheses is painful loosening. We hypothesised that short-stemmed prostheses, used for radial head arthroplasty, are not associated with an increased risk of implant loosening. METHODS: From 2002 to 2014, 65 patients were enrolled in a retrospective single-centre study. The radial head prostheses were classified as having either a long (30-mm) or short (16- to 22-mm) stem. The long-stemmed implants comprised 30 GUEPAR® DePuy Synthes (West Chester, PA, USA) and 20 Evolutive® Aston Medical (Saint-Etienne, France) devices; the short-stemmed implants comprised nine RECON and six STANDARD rHead® SBI-Stryker (Morrisville, PA, USA) devices. At last follow-up, clinical (range of motion, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand score, Mayo Elbow Performance score) and radiographic (osteolysis) outcomes were assessed. RESULTS: At a mean follow-up of 76.78 months (24-141), the rate of painful loosening [6 (40%) vs 8 (16%), p = 0.047] and osteolysis [12 (80%) vs 23 (46%), p = 0.02] were significantly higher in patients with short-stemmed versus long-stemmed implants. Despite the significant difference in loosening between stems as groups, individual stem length was not determined. CONCLUSIONS: Tight-fitting implants with short stems are more prone to painful loosening.
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Keywords:
Arthroplasty; Failure; Loosening; Radial head prosthesis; Stem
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