The advance of surgical technique and implant design have led to improvement in total hip arthroplasty (THA), and short stem THA is now gaining number as a treatment option for younger patients to preserve bone in the proximal femur for a future revision. The SMF stem is shorter stem, and requires a slightly higher neck resection and implanted in slight varus to contact at lateral cortex. Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is the most common cause to hip osteoarthritis (OA) in Japan, and the morphology of the dysplastic femur is narrow canal and increased anteversion. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the SMF stem design can fit for Japanese patients, using CT based 3-D template planning. We evaluated 30 patients who required THA in our institution. Inclusion criteria are hip OA, but cases with post-trauma, post-osteotomy, and any other hip disease in childhood are excluded. Patients were selected with their femoral anteversion, based on the dispersion of anteversion in dysplastic hip population, which was reported by Noble and collegues in 2003. Preoperative planning with ZedHip software (Lexi, Japan) was performed by established protocol. The center of socket was placed at 15mm proximal from teardrop and medialized to primary acetabulum, with 40° of radiographic inclination and 20° of anteversion. Neck resection of femur was 20mm proximal from the top of smaller trochanter, and stem was placed with lateral fit at distal and medial fit at calcar with appropriate size. Stem offset was selected by leg extension and balanced shenton line. Finally, ROM simulation was performed and the socket anteversion was arranged to achieve the optimal ROM. And then, SMF stem alignment and appropriate fitting was evaluated in Japanese OA cases.Introduction
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Failure of acetabular components has been reported to lead to large bone defects, which determine outcome and management after revision total hip arthroplasty (THA). Although Kerboull-type (KT) plate (KYOCERA Medical Corporation, Kyoto, Japan) has been used for compensating large bone loss, few studies have identified the critical risk factors for failure of revision THA using a KT plate. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between survival rates for radiological loosening and the results according to bone defect or type of graft. This study included patients underwent revision THA for aseptic loosening using cemented acetabular components with a KT plate between 2000 and 2012. Bone defects were filled with beta Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) granules between 2000 and 2003 and with Hydroxyapatite (HA) block between 2003 and 2009. Since 2009, we have used femoral head balk allografts. Hip function was evaluated by using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) activity. Acetabular defects were classified according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) classification. The postoperative and final follow-up radiographs were compared to assess migration of the implant. Kaplan–Meier method for cumulative probabilities of radiographic failure rate, and the comparison of survivorship curves for various subgroups using the log-rank test were also evaluated. Logistic regression was performed to examine the association of such clinical factors as the age at the time of operation, body mass index, JOA score, UCLA activity score, and AAOS classification with radiographic failure. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs were calculated. Multivariate analysis was performed to adjust for potential confounders by clinical factors. Values of Introduction
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In most cases of stable type medial femoral neck fracture and some cases of dislocated medial femoral neck fracture, internal fixation was undertaken. Dual SC Screw (DSCS) System is an internal fixation device which has sliding mechanism and preventing mechanism of back out of the screw. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results and complication of medial femoral neck fracture treated with DSCS. Fifty two patients operated for fractures of the medial femoral neck with DSCS were identified as the study population. All patients followed up at least 2years. Outcome measures included the period of bone union, revision surgery, operating times and clinical symptoms and complication.Introduction
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