Tungish Bansal1, Sameer Aggarwal1, Mandeep Singh Dhillon1, Sandeep Patel2. 1. Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. 2. Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. sandeepdrpatelortho@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multiple cases of dissociation of the head from the neck termed as gross trunnion failure (GTF) in total hip replacement have been described. Very little quantitative data is available for patient and implant factors associated and predisposing to this complication. STUDY PURPOSE: To systematically review and analyze all studies which have gross trunnion failure in case of metal on polyethylene (MoP) total hip replacement. METHODS: PubMed database was searched. We also performed a secondary search by pearling bibliography of all full text articles obtained. Predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria were used for abstract screening by two independent observers. A total 46 cases met our inclusion criteria. These were included in the final analysis and data was pooled. RESULTS: Till date, 46 cases of GTF in MoP THR have been reported. The mean age at time of revision was 70.13 years (range 50 to 89 years). The mean time to revision surgery was 8.24 years (range 4.7 to 14 years). 91.4% cases were male. BMI was ≥ 25 in 38/41 cases and ≥ 30 in 21/41 cases. Pain (95.5%) and difficulty or inability to walk (97.7%) were the most common symptoms. A total of 19/44 cases described varying sounds like click, clunk, and pop before dislocation. Accolade TMZF/TMZF plus was the most common stem used in 34/46 cases. The stem neck angle was 127 degrees in 97% cases (32/33 cases). A positive neck offset of 4 mm or more was used in 91.1% cases (40/44 cases). The head size ≥ 36 mm in approximately 90% cases. The head material was cobalt chromium in all 45 cases, where data was available. Among the intra-operative findings, the most common findings were metallosis (41/44), black or brow coloured synovial fluid (21/44), pseudotumour (19/44), synovial hypertrophy (18/44), damage to the abductor musculature (17/44), proximal femoral osteolysis (5/44 cases), and heterotrophic ossification (2/44 cases). Histopathological analysis was available in 11 cases and was suggestive of fibrous tissue with chronic cellular infiltrate in all cases. The serum cobalt and chromium concentrations were raised above normal in 86.4% (19/22) and 21.7% cases (5/23) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Gross trunnion failure may not be as uncommon as was previously thought. A number potential associations and predisposing factors of this complication have been highlighted in this review. But due to small sample size and weak level of evidence, further studies are needed in this field.
BACKGROUND: Multiple cases of dissociation of the head from the neck termed as gross trunnion failure (GTF) in total hip replacement have been described. Very little quantitative data is available for patient and implant factors associated and predisposing to this complication. STUDY PURPOSE: To systematically review and analyze all studies which have gross trunnion failure in case of metal on polyethylene (MoP) total hip replacement. METHODS: PubMed database was searched. We also performed a secondary search by pearling bibliography of all full text articles obtained. Predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria were used for abstract screening by two independent observers. A total 46 cases met our inclusion criteria. These were included in the final analysis and data was pooled. RESULTS: Till date, 46 cases of GTF in MoPTHR have been reported. The mean age at time of revision was 70.13 years (range 50 to 89 years). The mean time to revision surgery was 8.24 years (range 4.7 to 14 years). 91.4% cases were male. BMI was ≥ 25 in 38/41 cases and ≥ 30 in 21/41 cases. Pain (95.5%) and difficulty or inability to walk (97.7%) were the most common symptoms. A total of 19/44 cases described varying sounds like click, clunk, and pop before dislocation. Accolade TMZF/TMZF plus was the most common stem used in 34/46 cases. The stem neck angle was 127 degrees in 97% cases (32/33 cases). A positive neck offset of 4 mm or more was used in 91.1% cases (40/44 cases). The head size ≥ 36 mm in approximately 90% cases. The head material was cobalt chromium in all 45 cases, where data was available. Among the intra-operative findings, the most common findings were metallosis (41/44), black or brow coloured synovial fluid (21/44), pseudotumour (19/44), synovial hypertrophy (18/44), damage to the abductor musculature (17/44), proximal femoral osteolysis (5/44 cases), and heterotrophic ossification (2/44 cases). Histopathological analysis was available in 11 cases and was suggestive of fibrous tissue with chronic cellular infiltrate in all cases. The serum cobalt and chromium concentrations were raised above normal in 86.4% (19/22) and 21.7% cases (5/23) respectively. CONCLUSIONS:Gross trunnion failure may not be as uncommon as was previously thought. A number potential associations and predisposing factors of this complication have been highlighted in this review. But due to small sample size and weak level of evidence, further studies are needed in this field.
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Gross trunnion failure; Head-neck taper corrosion; Metal on polyethylene; Total hip replacement; Trunnion; Trunnion corrosion
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