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Purpose: The aim of the present study was to assess outcomes of using the push-through total femoral prothesis (PTTF) for revision total hip replacement with extreme bone loss.

Methods: 10 consecutive patients who received PTTF between 2012 and 2018 for revision hip arthroplasty were included in the study. Primary functional outcomes were assessed using Harris Hip Score (HHS), Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) and Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scores. Range of motion, complications, and ambulatory status were also recorded to assess secondary outcomes.

Results: 2 of 10 patients underwent surgery with PTTF for both knee and hip arthroplasty revision. The mean time between index surgery and PTTF was 15 years (3-32 yrs). Acetabular components were revised in 6 of 10 patients during PTTF application. After a mean follow-up of 5.9 years, hip dislocations occurred in 3 patients. All of the dislocated hips were ones with retained conventional non-constrained acetabular bearings. Patient satisfaction was high (MSTS: 67%, HHS: 61.2%, TESS 64.6%) despite high re-operation rate (40%) and minor postoperative problems.

Conclusions: PTTF should be considered for hip and knee arthroplasty revision procedures in patients with an extreme bone defect. Consistent usage of constrained liners should be considered to avoid hip dislocation, which was our main problem following the procedure.

Introduction: Pelvic incidence - lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) mismatch is often considered when assessing spinopelvic alignment in the sagittal plane. The mismatch is conventionally obtained by measuring 2 separate angles on lateral spinopelvic radiographs. This study describes a simplified approach for assessing spinopelvic mobility and measuring the PI-LL mismatch through the evaluation of the L1-spinopelvis angle (L1SP).

Methods: 96 standing lateral radiographs were obtained from consecutive patients presenting for total hip arthroplasty between November 2020 and July 2021. 3 operators were recruited to annotate landmarks on digital radiographs. Correlation analysis and error analysis were applied. Measurement reproducibility was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results: The correlation coefficients of the 3 variables were respectively 0.87 for PI, 0.94 for LL, and 0.96 for L1SP. The normalised root mean square error between the 2 measurement sets was 9.96% for PI, 5.97% for LL, and 4.41% for L1SP. The absolute error was 3.49° ± 4.63° for PI, 3.23° ± 3.78° for LL, 2.68° ± 3.19° for PI-LL conventional, and 2.35° ± 2.88° for PI-LL via L1SP, respectively. In terms of reproducibility, measurement of L1SP outperformed that of PI and LL (ICC = 0.97 versus 0.83 and 0.93, respectively).

Conclusion: The simplified L1SP method, through the measurement of a single angle, produced similar measurements to the conventional PI-LL method. The measurement repeatability between operators was improved using the L1SP method. From a clinical practice perspective, both methods are equivalent. The new method is readily reproducible using commercially available PACS software during preoperative templating.

Background: Appropriate selection of surgical approach for associated fractures of the acetabulum that involves both columns is still elusive. Therefore, present study aimed to assess the quality of life of complex acetabulum fracture managed with combined anterior and posterior approach (dual approach) as well as the association of postoperative reduction and patient reported outcomes.

Material and methods: This retrospective study was performed on 42 associated acetabular fracture patients with involvement of both columns, who were treated with a dual approach including combined anterior modified ilio-inguinal approach in combination with posterior Kocher-Langenbeck (K-L) approach in a single anaesthetic session having minimum two years follow-up. Postoperative reduction and radiological outcomes were assessed using Matta criteria. Functional outcome was assessed by a score system developed by Merle d'Aubigné-Postel. Patient-reported outcomes were assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36).

Results: The mean age of participants was 47.9 ± 11.95 years and mean follow-up period was 2.8 ± 0.49 years. Anatomical reduction was achieved in 32 (76.19%) cases in postoperative period. 8 (19.04%) cases had congruent and 2 (4.76%) had incongruent reduction. Radiological and functional outcome was excellent/good n = 35 (83.33%) cases. Patient-reported outcome on domains physical function and role physical showed a significant improvement between 6 to 24 months period (p < 0.001).

Conclusions: The dual approach for complex acetabulum fracture with mid-term follow-up showed good to excellent radiological and functional outcomes. A significant improvement in patient-reported outcomes on Physical function and Role physical domains of SF-36 was also seen over the follow-up period.

Approximately 20% of patients sustaining a fragility femur fracture use an anticoagulant, and over 30% use an antiplatelet medication, both of which can result in surgical delay. Previously confined to fractures of the proximal femur, performance assessment, outcome and surgical delay is now assessed for all fractures of the femur in older patients, including those involving implants. This narrative review draws together all literature pertaining to anticoagulation and antiplatelet management in older patients with a fracture of the femur to address 5 key points: prevalence of anticoagulant and antiplatelet use; analysis of management protocols; collation of national guidelines; comparison of perioperative management; timing of surgery and perioperative outcomes.Our review found that the prevalence of fragility femur fracture patients taking anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication ranges from 20-40% and 25-35% respectively. More anticoagulated patients are taking direct oral anticoagulants compared to vitamin k antagonists with growing implications for variation in practice and delays to surgery.Several national guidelines exist although these are characterised by marked variation, there is little standardisation, and none are generalised across all fragility femur fractures.Expedited surgery within 36 hours of admission in patients taking an anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication is safe and has been demonstrated in fractures of the proximal femur across many small number studies although no such evidence exists in non-proximal femur fractures despite this population sharing similar characteristics. There is a need for all fractures of the femur in older people to be considered when researching and assessing performance in this population to prevent needless variation and delay.

Introduction: Iliopsoas tendinitis after total hip arthroplasty (THA) has become more prevalent with the increased use of large-diameter femoral heads impinging on native surrounding tissues. Anatomically contoured heads (ACH) are soft-tissue-friendly femoral heads created to minimise this issue. This retrospective study assesses iliopsoas tendinitis prevalence and re-operations in primary THAs with ACH, while determining the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) achievement and improvement with 5 patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 53 ACHs from January 2020 to July 2023. Patients who completed Hip Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score-Physical Function Short Form (HOOS-PS), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function Short Form 10a (PF SF-10a), PROMIS Global Health (GH)-Mental, or PROMIS GH-Physical, and pain score questionnaires were identified. PROM scores were collected preoperatively and at 3-month and 1-year postoperative intervals. Comparisons using chi-square and ANOVA tests were applied.

Results: The rates of achieving MCID and improvement within the first year were (69.2 vs. 76.9%) for PROMIS GH-Physical, (38.5 vs. 46.2%) for PROMIS GH-Mental, (71.4 vs. 92.9%) for HOOS-PS, (80.0 vs. 80.0%) for PROMIS PF SF-10a, and (74.0 vs. 91.7%) for pain scores. PROM scores at 3 months and 1 year significantly varied across all categories, except for PROMIS GH-Mental. No patients had iliopsoas tendinitis, dislocations, or re-operations.

Discussion: ACH implants may alleviate anterior hip pain, while maintaining comparable strength and bio-compatibility to conventional femoral heads. This study underscores the early safety and potential of ACH implants in reducing iliopsoas tendinitis and impingement.

Introduction: The anatomical Lubinus SPII-stem is commonly used in hemi-arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures (FNF), combined with either the bipolar Variocup, the Unipolar Head (UH) and a newly introduced unipolar Modular Trauma Head (MTH). Similar constructs like the MTH are reported to have risk of corrosion and wear. This is the first publication evaluating the MTH.

Aim: To describe the revision rate of the SPII-stems/heads which were divided into 3 groups (Variocup, UH, MTH). The head types are compared by their rate of revision at 2 years, due to any cause and to dislocation. Revision and mortality rates up to 10 years are reported.

Methods: This observational cohort study based on prospectively registered data from the Swedish Arthroplasty Register included 33,059 patients with hemiarthroplasty 2005-2021 due to FNF. SPII-stems combined with Variocup (n = 7,281), UH (n = 23,980), MTH (n = 1,798) were included. The follow-up ended at 10 years for Variocup and UH, for MTH at 2 years. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses was used, with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Patients were censored at death or at the end of the study (31 December 2021).

Results: The 2-year revision rate regardless of cause was similar between the groups: after Variocup 3.5% (CI, 3.1-4.0), UH 3.1% (CI, 2.9-3.4), MTH 3.5% (CI, 2.6-4.5).At 10 years, the Variocup and UH had similar revision rates; 4.6% (CI, 4.0-5.2) and 5.0% (CI, 4.4-5.6).For revision due to dislocation at 2 years Variocup 2.3% (CI, 1.9-2.7) had an inferior outcome compared to UH 1.5% (CI, 1.3-1.7). The MTH had an intermediate outcome, 1.7% (CI, 1.0-2.3). Variocup had a higher dislocation related revision rate, until the 10th year.The 2-year-mortality was 36% (CI, 35-37) after Variocup, 43% (CI, 42-43) after UH and 44% (CI, 41-47) after MTH.

Conclusions: The hemi-heads have comparable revision rates within 2 and 10 years. The new MTH performs similar to the standard UH. The bipolar Variocup is associated with more revisions due to dislocation.

Background and purpose: Metaphyseal-stabilised short stems rely on sufficient metaphyseal fixation and are inserted by following the medial cortex. This type of stem is used extensively in our institution, and we observed on occasion unintended implant positioning with an increased distance between the implant and the medial cortex. A bony structure within the proximal femur which was first described in 1874 and named the calcar femorale, coincides with this phenomenon.The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the calcar femorale on the position of a metaphyseal-stabilised short stem.

Patients and methods: The frequency of cases with an increased distance between medial cortex and the implanted short stem was analysed in 52 consecutive patients. Additionally, we performed an anatomical CT study with 60 cadaveric femora to obtain more detailed information on the anatomy of the calcar femorale. Detailed measurements regarding the calcar femorale and its relationship to the proximal femur were obtained. From this, we derived implications for the implantation of a short stem prosthesis.

Results: In 50% of all cases, we found an increased gap between the stem and the medial cortex. An increased gap did not significantly affect stem size, position, or subsidence rate, but in cases with an increased gap we found fewer stems with a radiologically optimum fit. The calcar could be identified in all 60 cadavers. The calcar femorale angle showed a high correlation with the mechanical antetorsion (0.87, p = 0.02) and the functional antetorsion (0.86, p = 0.05) of the femur.

Conclusions: The calcar femorale is a consistent anatomical structure which may be the cause for an increased gap medial to the short stem in 50% of our cases. It limits the intramedullary space and influences both stem size and orientation. The CF angle which correlates with femoral antetorsion may influence the anteversion of the stem.