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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 102-B, Issue 6 | Pages 709 - 715
1 Jun 2020
Abdelsamie KR Elhawary I Ali H Ali M EL-Shafie M Dominic Meek RM

Aims

Femoral revision component subsidence has been identified as predicting early failure in revision hip surgery. This comparative cohort study assessed the potential risk factors of subsidence in two commonly used femoral implant designs.

Methods

A comparative cohort study was undertaken, analyzing a consecutive series of patients following revision total hip arthroplasties using either a tapered-modular (TM) fluted titanium or a porous-coated cylindrical modular (PCM) titanium femoral component, between April 2006 and May 2018. Clinical and radiological assessment was compared for both treatment cohorts. Risk factors for subsidence were assessed and compared.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 85-B, Issue SUPP_II | Pages 120 - 120
1 Feb 2003
Deo SD Blachut PA Broekhuyse HM Meek RM O’Brien PJ Willett K Worlock PH
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The purpose of the study was to ascertain whether there were benefits from surgical treatment of acetabular fractures within 3 days of injury, as opposed to within a 2–3 week time period as stated in the current literature.

This is a matched-pair, retrospective study, using prospectively entered data from 2 trauma units’ databases, of patients with acetabular fractures treated operatively between 1991 and 1996. Patients were matched for age, acetabular fracture pattern and associated injuries. One group of patients had surgery within 3 days of injury (median time to surgery 1. 5 days), the other group had surgery at 4 or more days post-injury (median 8 days, range 4–19 days). There were 128 patients, 64 per group.

The proportion of patients with complications was higher in the later surgery group (relative risk 2. 1, CI 0. 24–0. 87). Median lengths of stay were significantly shorter in the early surgery group, 11 days compared to 22 days (p< 0. 001 Mann-Whitney-U test). The rate of HO in the early surgery group was 2% compared with 14% in the later surgery group. The rate of good or excellent results was 81% in patients with earlier surgery, and 72% in the later surgery group, in those with median follow-up time of 24 months.

Surgery for acetabular fractures can and should be undertaken as soon as possible. In the setting of our Trauma Units, this seems to confer lower risks of early and late complications, shorter inpatient stay and may improve long-term outcome.