Mohamed A Imam1, Mohamed Shehata2, Ahmed R Abdallah3, Hussien Ahmed4, Nardeen Kader5, Lukas Ernstbrunner6, Ali A Narvani7, Gregoris Kambouroglou8, Iain Mcnamara9, Asser A Sallam10. 1. Department of Orthopedics, Norfolk, University of East Anglia and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, UK. Electronic address: Mohamed.Imam@aol.com. 2. Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt; Medical Research Group of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: Mohamed.shehata6@outlook.com. 3. Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. Electronic address: ahmed51@students.mans.edu.eg. 4. Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. Electronic address: Hoseen011232@medicine.zu.edu.eg. 5. Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Center, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, UK. Electronic address: nardeen.kader@googlemail.com. 6. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: Lukas.Ernstbrunner@balgrist.ch. 7. Rowley Bristow Orthopaedic Center, St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, UK. Electronic address: Alinarvani@hotmail.com. 8. Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: gregorisk@icloud.com. 9. University of East Anglia, UK. Electronic address: iain.mcnamara@nnuh.nhs.uk. 10. Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Trauma, Suez Canal University Hospitals, Ismailia, Egypt. Electronic address: asser.sallam@med.suez.edu.eg.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical outcomes of unipolar versus bipolar hemiarthroplasty for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures in older patients and to report whether bipolar implants yield better long-term functional results. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and Cochrane Library for relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies, comparing unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasty. Data were extracted from eligible studies and pooled as relative risk (RR) or mean difference (MD) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) using RevMan software for Windows. RESULTS: A total of 30 studies were included (13 RCTs and 17 observational studies). Analyses included 30,250 patients with a mean age of 79 years and mean follow-up time of 24.6 months. The overall pooled estimates showed that bipolar was superior to unipolar hemiarthroplasty in terms of hip function, range of motion and reoperation rate, but at the expense of longer operative time. In the longer term the unipolar group had higher rates of acetabular erosion compared to the bipolar group. There was no significant difference in terms of hip pain, implant related complications, intraoperative blood loss, mortality, six-minute walk times, medical outcomes, and hospital stay and subsequently cost. CONCLUSIONS: Bipolar hemiarthroplasty is associated with better range of motion, lower rates of acetabular erosion and lower reoperation rates compared to the unipolar hemiarthroplasty but at the expense of longer operative time. Both were similar in terms of mortality, and surgical or medical outcomes. Future large studies are recommended to compare both methods regarding the quality of life. Crown
PURPOSE: To assess the clinical outcomes of unipolar versus bipolar hemiarthroplasty for displaced intracapsular femoral neck fractures in older patients and to report whether bipolar implants yield better long-term functional results. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO, and Cochrane Library for relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and observational studies, comparing unipolar and bipolar hemiarthroplasty. Data were extracted from eligible studies and pooled as relative risk (RR) or mean difference (MD) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) using RevMan software for Windows. RESULTS: A total of 30 studies were included (13 RCTs and 17 observational studies). Analyses included 30,250 patients with a mean age of 79 years and mean follow-up time of 24.6 months. The overall pooled estimates showed that bipolar was superior to unipolar hemiarthroplasty in terms of hip function, range of motion and reoperation rate, but at the expense of longer operative time. In the longer term the unipolar group had higher rates of acetabular erosion compared to the bipolar group. There was no significant difference in terms of hip pain, implant related complications, intraoperative blood loss, mortality, six-minute walk times, medical outcomes, and hospital stay and subsequently cost. CONCLUSIONS:Bipolar hemiarthroplasty is associated with better range of motion, lower rates of acetabular erosion and lower reoperation rates compared to the unipolar hemiarthroplasty but at the expense of longer operative time. Both were similar in terms of mortality, and surgical or medical outcomes. Future large studies are recommended to compare both methods regarding the quality of life. Crown
Authors: Frede Frihagen; Marianne Comeau-Gauthier; Daniel Axelrod; Sofia Bzovsky; Rudolf Poolman; Diane Heels-Ansdell; Mohit Bhandari; Sheila Sprague; Emil Schemitsch Journal: Bone Jt Open Date: 2022-08