Cementless total hip arthroplasty in Chinese patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head

This study was designed to evaluate the midterm (> or = 5 years) clinical and radiographic outcomes of the cementless total hip arthroplasty in 64 Chinese patients (72 hips), which revealed that the mean Harris hip score increased from an average of 44.0 points before operation to 92.4 points at the last follow-up. Excellent results were achieved in 60 hips (83%). No loosening of the components was observed radiographically. No revision of the femoral components was required. Only one focal area of pelvic osteolysis in 1 hip (1%), which requires a revision, and some small focal areas of femoral osteolysis in 12 hips (17%) were observed. The mean linear wear rate was 0.125 mm/y. The survival rate of the acetabular and femoral components for radiographic loosening was 100% (95% confidence interval, 0.93-1.0) and for revision was 98.61% (95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.0). This study indicated that the cementless total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head has a satisfactory midterm clinical and radiographic outcomes, but the long-term effect should be further studied.     

Second-generation cementless total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head

The results of cementless total hip arthroplasties in patients with osteonecrosis have been inferior to those in patients with other diagnoses. Fifty-eight primary total hip arthroplasties with insertion of a femoral stem with a circumferentially proximal porous coating and a cementless acetabular component were followed for a mean of 11.1 years. Fifty-seven (98%) of 58 stems were biologically stable, and one stem was loose. There were acetabular revisions in 18 hips (31%) because of polyethylene wear and osteolysis. One hip (1.7%) underwent revision of both acetabular and femoral components. Osteolysis around the acetabular component was seen on radiographs in 22 hips (37.9%). Femoral osteolysis was seen in 9 hips (15.5%), and there was no osteolysis below the lesser trochanter in any hip. Second-generation femoral prostheses provide excellent fixation in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head. However, a high rate of polyethylene wear and osteolysis in these high-risk patients remains a challenging problem.     

Alternatives to total hip arthroplasty in osteonecrosis of the femoral head

While THA can provide excellent relief and functional return for patients with osteonecrosis, it is important to establish an early and accurate diagnosis and develop a treatment paradigm to seek surgical alternatives to THA for treatment of this condition.     

Primary total hip arthroplasty using noncemented porous-coated femoral components in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Ninety consecutive total hip arthroplasties in 73 patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head yielded 81 hips in 64 patients (37 men and 27 women) available for evaluation after a 4–8-year follow-up period. The average age at surgery was 39.9 years (range, 20–66 years). Osteonecrosis etiology was idiopathic in 13 hips, alcohol-induced in 15, femoral neck fracture in 12, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis in 2. The remaining 39 cases were related to steroids, which were administered for a variety of reasons. Two types of noncemented, porous-coated, straight-stem femoral components and three types of acetabular components were utilized. Good or excellent clinical results were recorded in 80.2% of the patients. Average Harris hip scores improved from 52.9 to 87.9 points. Nine patients required revision of at least one component and were significantly younger than those with unrevised components. A revision rate of 24.1% was recorded in patients under 35 years of age at the time of primary surgery. Good or excellent clinical results were seen in 92.3% of the idiopathic cases, 86.7% of the alcohol-induced cases, 77.8% of the renal transplant cases, and 62.5% of the systemic lupus erythematosus cases. The overall mortality rate at the follow-up evaluation was 14%; it was 50% in renal transplant patients. Analysis of the clinical results based on the implants showed no significant differences in Harris hip scores or pain and function scores. While total hip arthroplasty using noncemented porous-coated femoral stems appears to give better results than cemented procedures in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head, the results appear to be inferior to those reported in patients with other diagnoses.     

Total hip arthroplasty performed without cement in patients with femoral head osteonecrosis who are less than 50 years old

Seventy-two cementless total hip arthroplasties were performed by a single surgeon in 58 patients with the diagnosis of femoral head osteonecrosis. All patients were less than 50 years old (mean, 37 years). The mean follow-up was 84 months with a minimum of 48 months. Good-to-excellent results were maintained at final follow-up in 94% of the hips. Revision rate was 1.5% each for the cups and the stems. Mechanical failure rate was 7.6% for the cups, and 6% for the stems. If the results were analyzed excluding the data from the group of patients who received the Mittelmeier prostheses, the mechanical failure rates for the cups was 0% and for the stems was 4.2%. The probability of survival for the entire series using revision as the endpoint was 96.9% at 11 years. Survival probability decreased to 88.5% if radiographic failures were included. Excluding the Mittelmeier prostheses, survival probability was estimated to be 100% for the cups using both revision and radiographic failures as endpoints; for the stems, the survival probability was 98.0% using revision as the endpoint and 95.8% including radiographic failures. Femoral osteolysis was observed in 1.5% of the hips. No hip had acetabular osteolysis. No measurements of polyethylene wear were attempted in this study. These results appeared superior to total hip arthroplasties done with early cementing techniques in this population of young patients with femoral head osteonecrosis.     

全髋表面置换术治疗股骨头坏死

目的:探讨全髋表面置换术治疗股骨头缺血性坏死的疗效和适应证.方法:回顾性分析17例(21髋)股骨头缺血性坏死患者的临床资料.其中男10例,女7例;年龄25～51岁,平均36岁.其中Ficat Ⅲ期8髋,Ficat Ⅳ期13髋.均行金属全髋表面置换术.取Gibson后外侧切口,采用非骨水泥型假体.处理股骨头时,以颈干角通过股骨头中心打入1根导针,用空心钻头钻孔后插入导引杆,再用圆柱形的股骨头切割器锉去股骨头的多余部分,在股骨头上钻孔,将骨水泥涂抹在股骨头和假体上,将假体柄插入股骨颈中心轴骨孔内,冲紧到位,等待骨水泥固化.术后Harris评分分析,并进性统计学分析(t检验),定期复查X线片.结果:全部病例均获得随访,随访时间18～42个月,平均32个月.髋关节功能Harris评分由术前的平均(35.30±5.23)分提高到术后(90.47±3.14)分,优良率90.5％,手术前后Harris评分差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01).X线摄片发现2例髋臼假体周围出现透亮线,而无松动迹象.结论:全髋表面置换术是治疗中晚期股骨头缺血性坏死的理想方法,它能恢复正常的关节生物力学及负载传递,提高了关节的稳定性,延缓了全髋关节置换,不影响日后的翻修效果,且创伤小、操作简便、感染率低.适用于FicatⅢ期及部分FicatⅣ期的股骨头坏死,股骨颈破坏少,特别是活动量大的年轻患者.     

四代陶瓷对陶瓷全髋关节置换术治疗晚期股骨头坏死

目的探讨应用四代陶对陶Pinnacle全髋关节置换术治疗晚期股骨头坏死的手术方法及疗效。方法自2005年1月～2010年3月,56例患者（88髋）接受了Pinnacle关节置换手术;年龄36．3—68．1岁,平均49．2岁。病史7～21年,根据ARCO分期：所有88髋均为股骨头坏死Ⅳ期,其中激素性32例55髋,酒精性21例30髋,创伤性3例3髋。术前Harris评分为31～63分,平均47．5分,所有髋给予全髋关节置换术,正确放置假体位置,术后定期复查,给予Harris评分。结果随访时间为2—7年（平均6．2年）,Harris评分由术前47．5恢复到术后97．2。1例髋臼假体术后1年时发生松动,考虑手术技术导致,给予大号髋臼假体翻修,术后随访4年,未见不良结果出现。1例髋关节术后2d内发生关节脱位,给予麻醉下复位下肢皮牵引2周,无脱位再次发生。其他假体均位置良好,尚未见其他并发症发生。结论全髋关节置换术治疗伴有严重关节炎的晚期股骨头坏死效果好,四代陶对陶（Pinnacle）关节由于其股骨头假体较大,患者术后活动度大功能恢复满意,但需要充分的术前准备及良好的手术技巧,避免并发症的出现。     

Quality of sexual life after total hip arthroplasty in male patients with osteonecrosis of femoral head

Background

Patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) have a severe impact on their health status, functionality and quality of life. Sexual life is an important component of the quality of life and is still a frequently neglected domain in patients with ONFH. The aims of the study were to evaluate the influence of the disease and the total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgery on quality of sexual life (QSL) in these patients.

Methods

A prospective, self-controlled study was done. 247 patients of ONFH who underwent unilateral or bilateral THA were asked to complete a standardized QSL questionnaire, and the score of QSL was evaluated preoperatively and at first year follow-up of post-THA operation.

Results

The mean age of the patient was 46.8 (range 25–60) years. 194 cases (78.5 %, 276 hips) were alcohol-induced ONFH. There is significant decrease (p = 0.026) in sexual relationship impairment on the 0–8 scale from pre-THA (5.3 ± 0.7) to post-THA (2.3 ± 0.4). There is no significant difference for effect on sexual function (p = 0.14) between pre-THA (2.3 ± 0.4) and post-THA (1.8 ± 0.3). There is significant improvement (p = 0.018) in overall sexual satisfaction degree of patients on the 1–5 scale from pre-THA (2.7 ± 0.2) to post-THA (4.7 ± 0.6), but no significant increase for sexual partner.

Conclusion

ONFH has impaired relationships with partner and overall sexual satisfaction degree of the male patients; THA has improved significantly relationships with partner and overall sexual satisfaction degree of the male patients, but no effect on sexual function of the patients and overall sexual satisfaction degree of sexual partner.     

Contemporary total hip arthroplasty with and without cement in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a concise follow-up, at an average of seventeen years, of a previous report

We previously evaluated ninety-eight consecutive patients (148 hips) at mean of 9.3 years after total hip arthroplasty; the mean age at the time of the index surgical procedure was 47.3 years. Fifty patients (100 hips) had simultaneous bilateral arthroplasty with a cemented stem in one hip and a cementless stem in the contralateral hip. Forty-eight patients (forty-eight hips) had unilateral hip arthroplasty with a cementless stem. All patients had a cementless acetabular component. In our first report, we found no difference in clinical results, as measured with the Harris hip score and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), between the cementless and cemented stems. One hip (2%) in the hybrid group (a cementless cup and a cemented stem) had revision because of infection and two hips (2%) in the fully cementless group had revision of the femoral component because of a periprosthetic fracture. Between the time of follow-up in that study (at a mean of 9.3 years) and the time of follow-up in the present study (at a mean of 17.3 years), twenty-two revisions of acetabular components were performed, with eight in the hybrid group and fourteen in the fully cementless group. There was no difference in clinical results, as measured with the Harris hip score and the WOMAC, between the hybrid and fully cementless groups. At the time of the present review, forty (83%) of forty-eight acetabular components in the hybrid group and eighty (85%) of ninety-four acetabular components in the fully cementless group were intact. Most of the femoral components (98%) in both groups were intact. Wear and periacetabular osteolysis were the causes of failure in the hips requiring revision.     

Third-generation ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty in patients younger than 30 years with osteonecrosis of femoral head

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiographic results of patients younger than 30 years who underwent cementless third-generation ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Forty-one patients (56 hips) with a minimum follow-up of 6 years were included. In all cases, third-generation ceramic-on-ceramic articulation was used. Average Harris Hip Scores improved from 52.9 preoperatively to 98.2, and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index score, from 95.2 to 25.2. Thirty-nine patients returned to their normal occupations. No aseptic loosening or osteolysis was observed. Total hip arthroplasty performed using third-generation ceramic-on-ceramic bearings for osteonecrosis of femoral head was found to provide satisfactory clinical and radiologic results, especially in active, young patients.     

系统性红斑狼疮患者行全髋关节置换术治疗股骨头坏死的疗效研究

背景:系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)患者行全髋关节置换术(THA)的安全性和有效性的报道较多,但SLE患者以青年女性为主,既往的对照研究难以匹配与SLE组患者生物学特征一致且样本量足够大的对照组。目的:进行匹配度较好的大样本研究,尽可能控制混杂因素,为SLE患者行THA手术治疗提供依据。方法:回顾性纳入2004年1月至2017年6月行THA治疗的100例SLE患者为SLE组,同期因创伤、饮酒等其他原因导致股骨头缺血性坏死(AVNFH)的100例患者为对照组,其性别、年龄、术侧、身高、体重、Ficat分期、随访时间皆匹配SLE组。结果:SLE组患者术后随访24~98个月,平均(57.5±31.5)个月;对照组患者术后随访31~128个月,平均(64.2±29.5)个月。SLE组患者与对照组比较,术前白蛋白、血红蛋白、红细胞压积、淋巴细胞计数较低,而红细胞沉降率(ESR)、C反应蛋白(CRP)水平较高。SLE组患者术后出现浅表伤口感染、深静脉血栓(DVT)和血肿形成的比率高于对照组(P=0.01),使用糖皮质激素是以上并发症的危险因素。两组患者均未出现感染、松动、脱位等其他并发症。对照组仅1例出现假体周围骨折。术前SLE组的Harris髋关节评分(HHS)和SF-12均低于对照组。末次随访时两组患者仅SF-12生理得分(PCS)差异有统计学意义(P=0.02)。结论:疾病活动控制良好的SLE患者的THA术后功能良好,未发生感染、松动、脱位等严重并发症,仅短期并发症较多。短期并发症的危险因素包括罹患SLE和使用糖皮质激素。疾病活动控制良好的SLE患者行THA治疗AVNFH安全而有效。     

Quality of life following femoral osteotomy and total hip arthroplasty for nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Background Nontraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (NOFH) frequently develops in active young persons. The affected femoral head collapses owing to weight-bearing, and the individual’s quality of life (QOL) can be predicted to deteriorate greatly with time. We undertook to determine the efficacy of surgery and to clarify whether patient QOL differs according to differences in the surgical method employed. Methods We cross-sectionally compared QOL in NOFH patients treated with femoral osteotomy, total hip arthroplasty (THA), or nonoperatively. A total of 81 cases were available for study, comprising 41 with osteotomy, 19 with THA, and 21 in the nonoperative group. The mean age was significantly higher in the THA group than in the other two groups. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) hip score and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) regarding hip pain were compared among the groups. These groups were also analyzed for their health-related QOL using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) with analysis of variance for age adjustment. Results The mean JOA score was significantly lower in the nonoperative group than in the osteotomy group. The mean VAS scores showed no significant difference between any of the three groups. Regarding the subscales of SF-36, the physical functioning subscale in the nonoperative group showed a significantly lower value than was seen in the osteotomy group (P = 0.003). The physical component summary (PCS) scores were 39.4 (osteotomy group), 39.1 (THA group), and 27.8 (nonoperative group), with a significant difference between the osteotomy and nonoperative groups (P = 0.027). There was also a trend for a better PCS scores in the THA group than in the nonoperative group (P = 0.056). The mental component summary scores were 49.6 (osteotomy group), 50.3 (THA group), and 48.3 (nonoperative group), with no significant difference found among any of the three groups. Conclusions Among patients with NOFH, physical function impairment was a more potent factor than pain for decreasing QOL in the nonoperative group than in the surgical groups. Furthermore, osteotomy and THA were similar in regard to the evaluation of the postoperative QOL score if the indications for osteotomy were strictly applied.     

非骨水泥全髋关节置换术治疗股骨头缺血性坏死的疗效观察

[目的]对使用非骨水泥全髋关节置换术治疗股骨头缺血性坏死的患者进行临床及影像学随访,探讨其疗效、并发症及其影响因素。[方法]选取2000年3月~2007年11月以来因股骨头缺血性坏死在本院行非骨水泥全髋关节置换术并具有完整临床及影像资料的76例(91髋)患者进行随访。临床随访包括术前术后Harris评分及各种并发症。影像学评估包括双侧髋关节正位、患髋侧位片,判断股骨及髋臼假体的位置及其周围骨质的变化,并测量髋臼内衬线性磨损量。[结果]截至末次随访时,68例(82髋)获得随访,随访率为90.1%,随访时间平均为48.8个月。术前Harris评分平均为42分(5~86分),末次随访时为93分(53~99分),优良率为90.2%。术后1例患者发生与活动相关的大腿痛,影像学上9髋股骨假体发生早期不稳定,14髋发生应力遮挡,5髋发生异位骨化。无假体松动或翻修病例。[结论]非骨水泥全髋关节置换术治疗晚期股骨头缺血性坏死疗效确切,但存在一过性大腿痛、应力遮挡、异位骨化、假体磨损等并发症,故需长期随访。     

非骨水泥全髋关节置换术治疗股骨头缺血性坏死的中期疗效评估

目的对使用非骨水泥型假体行全髋关节置换术(totalhiparthroplasty,THA)治疗的股骨头缺血性坏死患者进行术后中期的影像学及临床评估,回顾性研究非骨水泥型假体的疗效及其影响因素。方法对1998年1月至2001年3月,采用非骨水泥型假体行THA治疗的股骨头缺血性坏死患者71例(80髋)进行至少5年的随访。临床评估以Harris评分为标准。影像学评估根据术后随访时骨盆正位与髋关节正、侧位X线片,观察髋臼、股骨假体的位置及其周围骨质的改变,并测量臼杯内衬的磨损速度、磨损方向。假体的生存率采用Kaplan-Meier分析,分别以髋臼、股骨假体的无菌性松动和任何原因所致的翻修为终点。结果共54例(62髋)患者获得至少5年的随访,术前Harris评分平均为(44.0±8.4)分(21～50分),终末随访时平均为(92.4±5.7)分(78～100分)。截至末次随访时无一例翻修或表现为影像学无菌性松动。1髋出现骨盆局灶性骨溶解,12髋出现股骨局灶性骨溶解。聚乙烯内衬平均线性磨损率为(0.125±0.074)mm/年。Kaplan-Meier分析假体生存率为1.0(95%可信区间,0.98～1.00)。结论多孔涂层非骨水泥型假体可为晚期股骨头缺血性坏死患者提供良好的中期固定及临床效果。然而,因为聚乙烯髋臼的磨损不可避免及假体周围骨溶解等潜在因素的存在,长期效果仍须进一步随访。     

Cementless total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head after allogenic bone marrow transplantation

From 1998 until 2004, we performed 26 consecutive cementless total hip arthoplasties in 15 patients who had developed advanced avascular necrosis of the femoral head after allogenic bone marrow transplantation. The average age at transplantation was 31.1 years, and the mean age at implantation was 33.6 years. Follow-up period ranged from 2 to 8 years with an average of 56.4 months. The mean D'Aubigne-Postel score improved from 7.5 points preoperatively to 17 points postoperatively. The overall result was excellent in 92.3%, good in 3.8%, and fair in 3.8% of cases. There were no radiological signs of components loosening and no severe complications. Cementless total hip arthroplasty appears as a favorable alternative for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral heads after allogenic bone marrow transplantation.     

Long-term results of total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. A comparison with osteoarthritis

For reappraisal of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the treatment of nontraumatic osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head, 29 hips in 23 patients with ON were surveyed in a comparison with 63 osteoarthritic (OA) hips treated in the same manner during the same period; the hips were selected according to the same criteria. The 29 ON hips were followed for an average of seven years. Comparing the ON and OA groups, the patient profiles were similar, except for weight and sex. For the ON group, hip scores according to the Merle D'Aubigne system (18 points for a normal hip) were improved from 9.8 preoperatively to 14.3 at the latest survey. However, 14 hips (48%) presented unsatisfactory clinical results, and roentgenologically all showed aseptic component loosening. Such a failure rate was higher than that for the OA group (33%); similarly, femoral component loosening occurred more frequently in the ON (28%) than in the OA group (5%). Based on the analysis of the patient profiles, Stage 3 ON at surgery, bilateral occurrence of the disease and bilateral THA could have caused such a failure in the ON group. In addition, most of the hips with component loosening showed histologic evidence of extensive bone necrosis within the resected femoral head. ON is a high-risk disease in terms of the long-term durability of THA, the failure of which seems to be mainly caused by extensive necrosis.