Thom E Snijders1, Joost H J van Erp1,2, Arthur de Gast1,2. 1. Clinical Orthopedic Research Center - mN, Diakonessenhuis Zeist, Zeist, the Netherlands. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a very successful procedure in orthopedics. Still polyethylene wear and gait deficits are limiting the clinical success.It is important to reconstruct leg length (LL) and femoral offset (FO) anatomically in order to have the best possible result of a THA. Gait deficits can arise due to leg length discrepancy as well as changes in the abductor moment arm. In THA, LL and FO are strongly determined by the orientation, size and geometry of the femoral stem. METHODS: This radio-anatomical study used the data of a prospective cases series of 112 patients who underwent 126 primary THAs and had completed a 1-year follow-up examination. FO and LL were compared between the conventional straight stem in vivo and a computed simulated implantation of a short curved stem, using the pre- and postoperative pelvic radiographs of the same patients. RESULTS: In this simulation of the short curved stem statistically significantly restored native FO (p = 0.010) and LL (p = 0.000) better, compared to the conventional straight stem. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, the short curved stem restores FO and LL better, and could potentially prevent gait deficits.
BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a very successful procedure in orthopedics. Still polyethylene wear and gait deficits are limiting the clinical success.It is important to reconstruct leg length (LL) and femoral offset (FO) anatomically in order to have the best possible result of a THA. Gait deficits can arise due to leg length discrepancy as well as changes in the abductor moment arm. In THA, LL and FO are strongly determined by the orientation, size and geometry of the femoral stem. METHODS: This radio-anatomical study used the data of a prospective cases series of 112 patients who underwent 126 primary THAs and had completed a 1-year follow-up examination. FO and LL were compared between the conventional straight stem in vivo and a computed simulated implantation of a short curved stem, using the pre- and postoperative pelvic radiographs of the same patients. RESULTS: In this simulation of the short curved stem statistically significantly restored native FO (p = 0.010) and LL (p = 0.000) better, compared to the conventional straight stem. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, the short curved stem restores FO and LL better, and could potentially prevent gait deficits.
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Keywords:
Femoral offset; Leg length; Prosthesis design; Short straight stem; Template; Total hip arthroplasty
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