Acetabular revision without cement

J Arthroplasty. 2003 Jun;18(4):435-41. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(03)00019-6.

Abstract

We reviewed the clinical and radiologic results of 47 cementless acetabular revisions performed by a single surgeon. The mean follow-up period was 58 months. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) acetabular defect classification was type I in 4 hips, type II in 9 hips, and type III in 32 hips. All patients received AML (Depuy, Warsaw, IN) Duraloc cup implants. Morcellized allograft was used in 23 hips (49%), and screw augmentation in 22 hips (47%). The Harris Hip score improved from 72 to 90 points. No revisions were performed for aseptic loosening. Nonprogressive thin radiolucent lines were found in a single zone in 10 hips (21%) and in all 3 zones in 5 hips (11%). No migration was found in any cups with radiolucent lines, and the presence of a radiolucent line was considered clinically unimportant. Progressive loosening with migration of the cup was found in 1 hip (2%). Kaplan-Meier survivorship using revision for aseptic loosening or radiologic loosening as end points was 92% at 72 months. No statistically significant difference was found in the survival of the cups fixed with or without screws. These encouraging midterm results confirm the role of cementless acetabular revision.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetabulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Acetabulum / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Survival Analysis
  • Treatment Outcome