Cementless Acetabular Socket Revisions Using Metasul Metal-on-Metal Bearings

Thirty-four hips were treated with cementless acetabular socket revisions using a metal-on-metal bearing. The causes of revision were aseptic loosening in 33 hips and septic loosening in 1 hip. Revisions were performed for acetabular sockets in 28 hips and for acetabular sockets and femoral stems in 6 hips. Mean follow-up duration was 6.2 years (range, 4.0-9.1 years), and mean Harris Hip Scores improved from 56 to 92 points. No hip required further revision for aseptic loosening. Focal femoral osteolysis newly developed in zone I in 1 hip, which was treated by curettage and bone grafting. The authors suggest that second-generation metal-on-metal bearings in cementless acetabular socket revisions can achieve good medium-term clinical and radiographic results.     

Mid-to-long term follow-up of Transcend metal-on-metal versus Interseal metal-on-polyethylene bearings in total hip arthroplasty

Second-generation metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty (THA) was introduced in the early 1990s to address osteolysis and aseptic loosening resulting from polyethylene wear. We present a comparison between the Transcend metal-on-metal and Interseal metal-on-polyethylene THAs. Thirty-seven hips with Transcend metal bearings and 36 hips with Interseal polyethylene acetabular liners but identical acetabular shells were reviewed to determine clinical performance, radiographic changes, and survivorship. Patients with higher anticipated activity levels were selected to receive the Transcend bearing. Mean follow-up time was 107.0 months for the Transcend group, and 90.4 months for the Interseal group. There were no significant differences between the Transcend and Interseal groups for mode of failure and survivorship, which is notable considering the younger and more active Transcend group. However, the Transcend group showed significantly better clinical scores, which may have been a result of the selection methods. Neither surface was differentially implicated in osteolysis, aseptic loosening, or adverse local tissue reaction (ALTR). Our study shows a favorable and comparable performance for both systems.     

Metallosis after contemporary metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Five to nine-year follow-up

BACKGROUND: Authors of recent studies have reported early periprosthetic osteolysis in patients who have been treated with a contemporary metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty and have suggested that metal hypersensitivity associated with an immunologic response to metal may be of etiologic importance. We evaluated the results and histologic findings in patients who had undergone revision of a failed contemporary metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. METHODS: Two hundred and seventeen total hip arthroplasties (SL-Plus stem and Bicon-Plus cup) with a Sikomet metal-on-metal articulation were implanted in 194 consecutive patients, and the results were retrospectively reviewed at a mean of seventy-seven months postoperatively. Clinical follow-up with the Harris hip score and plain radiographic evaluation were performed. Periprosthetic tissues from fourteen hips that had undergone revision arthroplasty were subjected to histologic analysis. RESULTS: The mean Harris hip score improved from 45 points preoperatively to 88 points at the final evaluation. Fourteen hips (6.5%) were revised: nine because of aseptic loosening, two because of technical failure, and three because of septic failure. Histologic examination of the retrieved periprosthetic tissues from the eleven patients who had undergone revision because of aseptic loosening or technical failure showed metallosis and extensive lymphocytic and plasma-cell infiltration around the metal debris. With removal of the component because of aseptic loosening as the end point, survivorship was 93% for the stem and 98% for the cup. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings are in agreement with those in recent publications and support the possibility that periprosthetic osteolysis and aseptic loosening in hips with a metal-on-metal articulation are possibly associated with hypersensitivity to metal debris. Prospective, comparative, randomized long-term studies are necessary to determine the cause(s) of loosening of prostheses with this particular articulation.     

The Metasul metal-on-metal articulation in primary total hip replacement: clinical and radiological results at ten years

We report the clinical and radiological outcome at ten years of 104 primary total hip replacements (100 patients) using the Metasul metal-on-metal bearing. Of these, 52 had a cemented Stuehmer-Weber polyethylene acetabular component with a Metasul bearing and 52 had an uncemented Allofit acetabular component with a Metasul liner. A total of 15 patients (16 hips) died before their follow-up at ten years and three were lost to follow-up. The study group therefore comprised 82 patients (85 hips). The mean Oxford score at ten years was 20.7 (12 to 42). Six of 85 hips required revision surgery. One was performed because of infection, one for aseptic loosening of the acetabular component and four because of unexplained pain. Histological examination showed an aseptic lymphocytic vasculitis associated lesion-type tissue response in two of these. Continued follow-up is advocated in order to monitor the long-term performance of the Metasul bearing and tissue responses to metal debris.     

Minimum ten-year results of a 28-mm metal-on-metal bearing in cementless total hip arthroplasty in patients fifty years of age and younger

Purpose

Concerns have been raised in relation to metal-on-metal (MoM) articulations with catastrophic soft-tissue reactions due to metal debris. We reviewed how small head MoM articulations perform in primary uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) in young patients at a minimum of ten years.

Methods

We retrospectively evaluated the clinical and radiographic results of the first 100 consecutive primary cementless THAs using the 28-mm Metasul MoM articulation in 91 patients younger than 50 years of age at the time of surgery.

Results

After 13 years, survival for the endpoint revision due to any reason was 90.9 % and 98.9 % for revision due to aseptic implant loosening. The cumulative incidence of MoM related revisions was 1.2 %. Small proximal femoral osteolysis was found in 18 % of hips. No acetabular osteolysis or loosening was detected. Two hips showed signs of femoral neck impingement with severe damage to the neck.

Conclusions

Early in the second decade, MoM-associated complications were rare using the 28-mm Metasul articulation, and aseptic loosening was not a major mode of failure in this cohort of young patients.

Level of evidence

Therapeutic Level IV.     

Metasul vs Cerasul Bearings : A Prospective,Randomized Study at 9 Years

The aims of our study were to compare metal-on-metal (Metasul) and ceramic-on-ceramic (Cerasul) bearings and to evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of these 2 different hard-on-hard bearings. We conducted a prospective, randomized study on a series of 250 cementless primary total hip arthroplasties. The prostheses were similar in all aspects except for the bearing surfaces: 50% of Metasul bearing and 50% of Cerasul bearing. All the patients were evaluated both clinically and radiographically. No patient was lost to follow-up. Clinical outcomes in both groups were similar. Considering aseptic loosening as the end point for failure, the 9-year survival rate was 100% for Cerasul and 98.4% for Metasul. Neither bearing outperformed the other both radiographically and clinically. The overall 9-year survival rate was 99.2% and 97.6% in the Cerasul and Metasul groups, respectively.     

Primary total hip arthroplasty with Asian-type AML total hip prosthesis: follow-up for more than 10 years

BACKGROUND: We retrospectively reviewed 137 consecutive total hip arthroplasties performed with AML-A stems and Tri-Lock cups to see whether design modifications made to these components would achieve durable biological fixation in the Japanese population in whom developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is relatively common. Patients from our initial clinical series using these components are available for more than 10 years' follow-up. METHODS: Between April 1988 and June 1994, we performed 137 total hip arthroplasties using the AML-A prosthesis for the patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint. We excluded 26 hips with less than 10 years' follow-up and five hips from patients who died before the 10-year follow-up. The mean follow-up for the 105 remaining THAs is 155.2 months (range 120-237 months). The average age of these patients at the time of surgery was 53.1 years (range 22-81 years). RESULTS: In total, 17 THAs required component revisions. In seven cases, the first revision was limited to a liner exchange for polyethylene wear or osteolysis. Another seven hips underwent revision surgery for recurrent dislocation. Three cups have been revised owing to aseptic loosening. Because of the high incidence of wear-related revisions, Kaplan-Meier survivorship at the 15-year follow-up, using acetabular component revision for any reason as an endpoint, was 75.0% (95% CI 69.4%-83.8%). In contrast, no revision of the femoral stem was performed. Severe stress shielding occurred in 12 hips. Thigh pain was mild, however, and all of the femoral stems remained stable. CONCLUSIONS: Despite revisions for wear-related complications, the fixation achieved with these porous-coated components remained durable throughout the 15-year follow-up. Acetabular osteolysis has been associated with cup reoperation, but femoral stress shielding has never resulted in stem loosening.     

Total hip arthroplasty using cementless grit-blasted femoral component: a minimum 10-year follow-up study

The grit-blasted cementless Spotorno (CLS) stem, which has excellent survival rates up to 10 years, is widely used in total hip arthroplasty (THA). We investigated the survivorships of CLS stems in THA at a minimum follow-up of 10 years and sought to identify factors that influence outcomes. A total of 227 hips of 191 patients who underwent cementless THA with a CLS stem were retrospectively reviewed at a mean follow-up of 12.3 years. All patients were evaluated clinically and radiographically according to implant type and surgery-related and patient-related factors. Survivorship was 97.2% when femoral revision for any reason was defined as the end point. Femoral revisions were performed in 3 hips because of periprosthetic fractures. Survivorship for all hips, using revision for any reason as the end point, was 92.6%. Two metal-on-metal THAs were revised because of aseptic loosening or osteolysis around the cup. No significant differences were evident for type of stem, type of bearing surface, stem alignment, or patient-related factors. However, a canal fill index of 80% or less was found to affect cortical remodeling, subsidence, and a change in stem position of 5° or more, which indicates that care must be taken not to undersize stems. In addition, in view of the revisions performed, bearing surfaces appear to importantly influence THA survivorship.     

Total hip arthroplasty with use of the Metasul metal-on-metal articulation. Four to seven-year results

BACKGROUND: Total hip replacements with a metal-on-metal articulation were commonly used until the mid-1970s; most were then abandoned in favor of hip replacement with a metal-on-polyethylene articulation. The reason for this change was primarily early cup loosening, which was more prevalent with these metal-on-metal designs than it was with metal-on-polyethylene designs. In the late 1980s, a metal-on-metal design with improved clearance (adequate space between the femoral head and the acetabular articulation surface to allow fluid film lubrication and clearance of any debris from within this joint), metal hardness, and reproducible surfaces was introduced by Sulzer Orthopedics in Switzerland. Orthopaedic surgeons were interested in this Metasul articulation because the contribution of polyethylene wear particles to the failure of total hip replacements had become evident. This study was undertaken to review the clinical performance of this implant and to determine if early acetabular loosening or revision and wear and osteolysis were prevalent. METHODS: Between 1991 and 1994, seventy patients (seventy hips) had a total hip replacement with the Metasul metal-on-metal articulation and a cemented Weber cup. Nine patients died less than four years after the replacement; none of these deaths were related to the operation. Five patients were not available for radiographic evaluation, but they were contacted and it was known that the hip was not painful and had not been revised. Fifty-six patients (fifty-six hips) had complete clinical and radiographic data four to 6.8 years after the operation, and they made up the study group. The patients were evaluated with use of the Harris hip score, a patient-self-assessment form, and radiographs. RESULTS: At an average of 5.2 years (range, four to 6.8 years) after the operation, the average total Harris hip score for the fifty-three patients who did not have a revision was 89.6 points (range, 62 to 100 points). The average Harris pain score was 41.0 points (range, 30 to 44 points), and the average Harris limp score was 9.4 points (range, 5 to 11 points). One patient had revision of a loose cup, but there were no other loose acetabular components in the series. Two patients had revision of the acetabular component because of dislocation. No patient had a loose or revised femoral component. Therefore, the mechanical failure rate was one (2 percent) of fifty-six patients. Thirty-six of forty-seven patients who completed the patient-self-assessment form rated their result as excellent; seven, as very good; two, as good; one, as fair; and one, as poor. Wear could not be measured on radiographs because of the metal-on-metal articulation. No hip had radiographic evidence of acetabular osteolysis and two hips had calcar resorption, but there was no other radiographic evidence of focal osteolysis. CONCLUSIONS: Our four to seven-year experience with this articulation surface indicates that the clinical results are similar to those of total hip replacements with a metal-on-polyethylene articulation. We believe that the Metasul articulation may have a role in reducing the wear that occurs with total hip replacement. The Metasul articulation appears to be particularly indicated for more active patients. A historical comparison with the reports in the literature of which we are aware indicated that the hips in our study had a lower rate of acetabular revision and loosening than did those with previous metal-on-metal designs and that they had no more acetabular loosening or osteolysis than did those with metal-on-polyethylene articulations followed for an average of five years.     

Declining Revision Burden of Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasties

BackgroundAdverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD) have been a problem with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip systems for a decade. Unacceptably high revision rates have been described for both stemmed MoM total hip arthroplasties (THAs) and hip resurfacings. The aim of this study was to report survivorship and temporal trends of hip revisions in patients with MoM hips.MethodsWe identified 2520 patients with 3013 MoM hip arthroplasties performed at our institution. These included 1532 primary stemmed MoM THAs, 1262 MoM hip resurfacings, and 219 stemmed MoM THAs implanted in revision surgery.ResultsRevision surgery was performed on 551 (36%) primary stemmed MoM THAs and on 179 (14%) resurfacings. The most common reason for revision was ARMD both among primary MoM THAs (83%) and hip resurfacings (70%). The 15-year implant survivorship was 69% (95% confidence interval [CI] 67-71%) for the whole study group, 56% (CI 53-60%) for stemmed primary MoM THAs, and 84% (CI 82-87%) for hip resurfacings. Clear temporal peak in the number of revisions for ARMD was seen in 2011-2013, and the trend has been decreasing since.ConclusionAfter a decade since outburst of the ARMD problematics with MoM hips, a large proportion of them have gone through revision surgery at our single high-volume center. The peak years were 2011-2013, and thereafter, the number of ARMD revisions has decreased every year. With the threshold for revision remaining constant at our institution, it is not likely that large amount of new cases of ARMD will be seen. As these results are derived from a single center's data, similar studies from other institutions are needed to see whether our results represent a global trend.     

Long-Term Outcome of Small Head Metal-On-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty: A 15-to-22 Year Follow-Up

BackgroundThe Metasul articular interface was a second-generation metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip arthroplasty (THA) that was introduced as a promising interface with improved manufacturing technology, better clearances, and enhanced metal hardness. In December 2001, the manufacturer recalled these implants due to the failure of cup osseointegration.MethodsBetween 1997 and 2004, 168 consecutive primary Metasul THAs were performed in 144 patients. Most patients received a cementless femoral and porous-coated acetabular component with 28 mm head. A competing risk analysis was performed for determination separately for bearing surface-related, recalled bearing failure, and end point revision for any reason. For clinical patient evaluation, we used Harris hip score and University of California at Los Angeles scores. Cobalt and chromium ion level measurement and standard radiographic assessment was performed.ResultsOf the 168 THAs, 19 hips were revised at a mean period of 15 years as follows: 12 of them were due to recalled acetabular component, five hips had noninterface-related complication, and two true interface surface failure. The survival distribution function of all hips with revision for any reason was 88.4%, for bearing interface relation 98.8%, and 92.6% for recalled cups. The mean Harris hip score and University of California at Los Angeles scores were 85 and 6, respectively, and the median Co and Cr blood levels were 1.0 and 0.91 μg/L.ConclusionExcluding the recalled components, Metasul articular interface has performed extremely well at a minimum follow-up of 15 years in this relatively young population. There were two interface-related revisions in the entire cohort.     

Cementless total hip arthroplasty with a metal-on-metal bearing in patients younger than 50 years

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) longevity is the primary concern in young patients. Metal-on-metal articulations were reintroduced to reduce polyethylene particle-induced osteolysis and improve survivorship; to date, based on issued reports, this strategy appears to have been successful. In this study, the authors investigated metal-on-metal articulation survivorship and osteolysis incidence in young patients (19-50 years old at index operations) and retrospectively reviewed cementless metal-on-metal THAs in 70 patients (78 hips) with a mean follow-up of 12.4 years. Metasul articulation was used with the Wagner acetabular component in all. Survivorship with revision for any cause was 98.7% (95% confidence interval, 98%-100%), and survivorship due to the development of osteolysis for any lesion was 97.5% (95% confidence interval, 95%-99%). Mean Harris hip score improved from 51 to 95 points at final follow-up. The findings of this study indicate that outcomes of cementless THA with a metal-on-metal bearing in young patients are satisfactory. However, longer-term studies in larger cohorts are required to determine whether metal-on-metal articulations are really a favorable option in young patients.     

Long-Term Results of a Contemporary Metal-on-Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty : A 10-Year Follow-Up Study

The goal of the study was to evaluate the long-term results of a metal-on-metal articulation. We evaluated the results and histologic findings in patients who had undergone revision. One hundred total hip arthroplasties with a Lubrimet metal-on-metal articulation (Smith and Nephew, Rotkreuz, Switzerland) were implanted in 99 consecutive unselected patients in 1995 and 1996, and the results were prospectively analyzed up to a mean of 126 months postoperatively. Periprosthetic tissues of all 6 hips that had undergone revision because of aseptic loosening, mechanical failure, or periprosthetic fracture showed metallosis and extensive lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltration around the metal debris. With removal of the component because of aseptic loosening as the end point, survivorship was 98% for the stem and 96% for the cup.     

Eleven- to 14-year follow-up results of cementless total hip arthroplasty using a third-generation alumina ceramic-on-ceramic bearing

To analyze long-term survivorship of cementless total hip arthroplasties (THAs) with the third-generation alumina ceramic-on-ceramic bearing, 100 consecutive THAs between 1996 and 1998 were reviewed. One cup and 2 stems were revised due to aseptic loosening. Another cup showed chipping of the acetabular liner at 8 years and required cup revision. The remaining hips showed stable bone ingrowth fixation with no osteolysis at the final follow-up. The 14-year survivorship as the end point of revision was 97.9% for the cup, 97.8% for the stem, and 95.7% for the overall implants, respectively. We conclude that cementless THA with the third-generation ceramic-on-ceramic hip bearing provided an excellent survivorship and eliminated periprosthetic osteolysis for 11 to 14 years.     

Cementless Metasul metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty in patients less than fifty years old

BACKGROUND: Durable results of total hip arthroplasty have been difficult to achieve in young patients. We reviewed the intermediate-term clinical and radiographic results in a series of active, higher-demand patients who were less than fifty years old when they underwent cementless total hip arthroplasty with the use of the Metasul metal-on-metal articulation. METHODS: Seventy total hip arthroplasties were performed in sixty-two patients who were younger than fifty years of age (average age, thirty-seven years). Two patients (two hips) had had a resection arthroplasty because of deep infection less than five years postoperatively and were excluded. Sixty patients (sixty-eight hips) were available for complete clinical and radiographic analysis after a mean duration of follow-up of seven years. RESULTS: The mean preoperative Harris hip score of 49 points improved to 95 points at the time of final follow-up; fifty-six patients (93%) had an excellent result. No component was seen to be loose radiographically at the time of final follow-up. Only one focal area of pelvic osteolysis in one patient and two small focal areas of femoral osteolysis in another patient were identified. The hip with focal pelvic osteolysis underwent revision surgery with a liner change and bone-grafting of the osteolytic lesion around a stable component. CONCLUSIONS: At a mean of seven years after arthroplasties with a Metasul metal-on-metal articulation, there was a low rate of osteolysis and aseptic loosening in this group of young patients. However, additional follow-up is necessary to determine any possible long-term deleterious effects associated with this metal-on-metal articulation.     

Survivorship and retrieval analysis of Sikomet metal-on-metal total hip replacements at a mean of seven years

BACKGROUND: Second-generation metal-on-metal total hip replacements were introduced in the early 1990s with the aim of eliminating polyethylene wear and the resulting complications of osteolysis and aseptic loosening. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the intermediate-term results in a series of patients who were managed with one of these implants. METHODS: Between 1994 and 2002, we performed 640 total hip replacements in 591 patients with use of a Bicon-Plus cementless threaded cup with a polyethylene liner housing a metal inlay made of Sikomet low-carbon cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy that articulates with a Sikomet metal femoral head. Clinical and radiographic evaluation was performed retrospectively at a mean of 7.1 years postoperatively. Histologic analysis was performed on specimens retrieved from seventeen hips that were revised, and wear measurements were made for six hips that were revised. RESULTS: Thirty-four hips (thirty-four patients) were revised because of infection (six hips), aseptic loosening (twenty-three hips), pain without loosening (two hips), or other reasons (three hips). The survival rate of the prosthesis as a whole at ten years, with revision for any reason as the end point, was 0.91 (95% confidence interval, 0.88 to 0.95). The survival rate of the cup was 0.94 (95% confidence interval, 0.90 to 0.97), and that of the stem was 0.96 (95% confidence interval, 0.94 to 0.98). Linear or expansile osteolysis, or both, was observed on the radiographs of sixteen (64%) of the twenty-five hips that were revised because of aseptic loosening and/or pain. Histological analysis of pericapsular tissue was performed for seventeen of the twenty-five hips that were revised because of aseptic loosening and/or pain. Thirteen of these seventeen hips demonstrated a hypersensitivity-like reaction with aseptic inflammatory changes accompanied by moderate to extensive diffuse and perivascular infiltration of lymphocytes. In the six retrieved specimens that were subjected to wear analysis, the main wear mode was abrasive wear. The mean cumulative linear wear for the bearing was 31.3 microm, and the mean annual wear rate was 6.3 microm/yr. The mean clearance was 87.6 microm. CONCLUSIONS: After a mean duration of follow-up of seven years, aseptic loosening was the major reason for failure of Sikomet metal-on-metal prostheses. The histological findings and the prevalence of osteolysis suggest the possibility of a hypersensitivity-like immunological response to wear particles.     

Survival analysis of cementless grit-blasted titanium total hip arthroplasties

Although about 200000 cementless Zweymüller-Alloclassic total hip arthroplasties (THAs) were carried out worldwide in the last decade, the survival analysis of these prostheses was not available in the 2000 report of the Swedish national hip arthroplasty registry. We report a prospective survivorship analysis of 200 consecutive grit-blasted cementless Alloclassic primary THAs carried out since 1988. Using surgical, clinical and radiological endpoints for the stem and the threaded cup the ten-year survivorship was 91.5% for reoperation for any cause, 96.4% for hip pain (Merle d'Aubigné score < 5 points, clinical failure), 99.4% for definite aseptic loosening (radiological failure) and 99.3% for revision for aseptic loosening. Using the Swedish registry criteria of primary osteoarthritis and revision for aseptic loosening as the endpoint, the survival rate of 99.1% at ten years for the subgroup of 157 Alloclassic THAs in osteoarthritis compares favourably with that of the best modern cemented hip replacements reported in the Swedish arthroplasty registry.     

Twenty-five-year survivorship of two thousand consecutive primary Charnley total hip replacements: factors affecting survivorship of acetabular and femoral components

BACKGROUND: Charnley total hip arthroplasty has been demonstrated to provide good clinical results and a high rate of implant survivorship for twenty years and longer. Most long-term series are not large enough to stratify the many demographic factors that influence implant survivorship. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of demographic factors and diagnoses on the long-term survivorship of the acetabular and femoral components used in Charnley total hip arthroplasty. METHODS: Two thousand primary Charnley total hip arthroplasties (1689 patients) were performed at one institution from 1969 to 1971. Patients were contacted at five-year intervals after the arthroplasty. Twenty-five years after the surgery, 1228 patients had died and 461 patients were living. Hips that had not had a reoperation, revision or removal of a component for any reason, or revision or removal for aseptic loosening were considered to have survived. Survivorship data were calculated with use of the method of Kaplan and Meier. Patients were stratified by age, gender, and underlying diagnosis to determine the influence of these factors on implant survivorship. RESULTS: The twenty-five year rates of survivorship free of reoperation, free of revision or removal of the implant for any reason, and free of revision or removal for aseptic loosening were 77.5%, 80.9% and 86.5%, respectively. The twenty-five-year survivorship free of revision for aseptic loosening was poorer for each decade earlier in life at which the procedure was performed; this survivorship ranged from 68.7% for patients who were less than forty years of age to 100% for patients who were eighty years of age or older. Men had a twofold higher rate of revision for aseptic loosening than did women. CONCLUSIONS: Age, gender, and underlying diagnosis all affected the likelihood of long-term survivorship of the acetabular and femoral components used in Charnley total hip arthroplasty.     

High survival in young patients using a second generation uncemented total hip replacement

Purpose

Whilst excellent long-term results with contemporary uncemented stems have been reported for total hip arthroplasty in young patients, the survival rates for the whole reconstruction are often compromised by high failure rates on the acetabular site due to peri-acetabular osteolysis and accelerated wear.

Methods

In patients 60 years old or younger, we retrospectively reviewed the results at a minimum of ten years of 89 consecutive uncemented total hip replacements in 88 patients using the press-fit Fitmore acetabular component in combination with the CLS Spotorno stem and a 28-mm Metasul metal-on-metal articulation or a 28-mm alumina ceramic on conventional polyethylene bearing. The mean age at the time of surgery was 49 years (range, 25–60). The mean clinical and radiological follow-up was 12 years (range, 10–15).

Results

Six patients (six hips) died and two patients (two hips) were lost to follow-up. Five hips were revised: one for deep infection, one for peri-prosthetic femoral fracture, and one for aseptic stem loosening. In two hips an isolated revision of the acetabular liner was performed (one for recurrent dislocation and one for unexplained pain). No revision was performed for accelerated wear, osteolysis or aseptic loosening of the acetabular shell. We could not detect peri-acetabular osteolysis visible on plain radiographs in those hips evaluated radiographically. The Kaplan-Meier survival with revision for any reason as the endpoint was 94% (95% confidence interval, 86–97) at 12 years.

Conclusions

The survival rates and the radiological outcomes with this implant combination in this young and active patient group are encouraging when compared to the results reported for other uncemented cups in this age group.