Patients With Modular-Neck Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Brief Five-Year Follow-Up Study. 2020

Daisuke Inoue, and Camilo Restrepo, and Blake Nourie, and Santiago Restrepo, and William J Hozack
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.

We have previously reported the early clinical results of a modular-neck stem identifying an early 2-year revision rate of 13% due to neck-stem corrosion. This report updates our findings to a midterm mean follow-up of 5 years. This is a consecutive retrospective review of 186 modular-neck hips in 175 patients with a mean follow-up period was 60.1 ± 22.9 months (range 24-100). We reviewed clinical findings, routine radiographs, detailed imaging (metal artifact reduction software-magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound), and serum ion levels of cobalt and chromium. We performed a survival analysis with the endpoint defined as revision total hip arthroplasty due to neck-stem corrosion. We revised 41 hips (22.0%) for neck-stem corrosion. Clinical symptoms (groin pain ± local swelling) were consistently present in those that came for revision. Mean serum cobalt ion levels increased as time passed in all patients. Detailed image findings showed that larger fluid collections and local soft tissue masses were seen predominately in symptomatic patients. However, 14% of patients who underwent revision did not have positive magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound findings. The survival rate was 87% (95% confidence interval 81-92) at 3 years postoperatively and 72% (95% confidence interval 64-80) at 7 years postoperatively. The revision rate for this modular-neck stem due to neck-stem corrosion at mid-term follow-up almost doubled in comparison to previous short-term results. It seems reasonable to consider clinical follow-up alone as symptoms, rather than blood testing for ion levels, seem to be the defining characteristic of failure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D011475 Prosthesis Failure Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. Prosthesis Loosening,Prosthesis Durability,Prosthesis Migration,Prosthesis Survival,Durabilities, Prosthesis,Durability, Prosthesis,Failure, Prosthesis,Failures, Prosthesis,Loosening, Prosthesis,Loosenings, Prosthesis,Migration, Prosthesis,Migrations, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Durabilities,Prosthesis Failures,Prosthesis Loosenings,Prosthesis Migrations,Prosthesis Survivals,Survival, Prosthesis,Survivals, Prosthesis
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D003035 Cobalt A trace element that is a component of vitamin B12. It has the atomic symbol Co, atomic number 27, and atomic weight 58.93. It is used in nuclear weapons, alloys, and pigments. Deficiency in animals leads to anemia; its excess in humans can lead to erythrocytosis. Cobalt-59,Cobalt 59
D003343 Corrosion The gradual destruction of a metal or alloy due to oxidation or action of a chemical agent. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Corrosions
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006622 Hip Prosthesis Replacement for a hip joint. Femoral Head Prosthesis,Femoral Head Prostheses,Hip Prostheses,Prostheses, Femoral Head,Prostheses, Hip,Prosthesis, Femoral Head,Prosthesis, Hip
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D019644 Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip Replacement of the hip joint. Hip Prosthesis Implantation,Hip Replacement, Total,Total Hip Arthroplasty,Arthroplasties, Hip Replacement,Arthroplasties, Replacement, Hip,Arthroplasty, Hip Replacement,Hip Replacement Arthroplasties,Hip Replacement Arthroplasty,Replacement Arthroplasties, Hip,Replacement Arthroplasty, Hip,Replacement, Total Hip,Total Hip Replacement,Arthroplasty, Total Hip,Hip Arthroplasty, Total,Hip Prosthesis Implantations,Implantation, Hip Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantation, Hip,Total Hip Arthroplasties,Total Hip Replacements

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