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General Orthopaedics

THE DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH IS A RISK FACTOR FOR EARLY FEMORAL FAILURE IN CEMENTLESS TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY: A MULTI-CENTRE STUDY

The International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA), 29th Annual Congress, October 2016. PART 4.



Abstract

Background

The direct anterior approach (DAA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA) is marketed with claims of superiority over other approaches. Femoral exposure can be technically challenging and potentially lead to early failure. We examined whether surgical approach is associated with early THA failure.

Methods

A retrospective review of 478 consecutive early revision THAs within five years of primary THA at three academic centers from 2011 through 2014 was performed. Exclusion criteria resulted in a final analysis sample of 341 early failure THAs. Primary surgical approach was documented for each revision, along with time to revision, and failure etiology.

Results

Early femoral component failure was more common with the DAA (49.6%) than the direct lateral (36.6%) and posterior (13.8%) approaches (p = 0.001). In multivariate regression controlling for age, sex, laterality, Dorr bone type, BMI at revision, bilateral procedure (yes/no), and femoral stem type, the DAA remained a significant predictor of early femoral failure (p = 0.001). The majority of early revisions for instability were associated with the posterior approach (47.5%) and the DAA (37.5%) compared to the direct lateral approach (15.9%, p = 0.0002).

Conclusions

Despite claims of early recovery and improved outcomes with the DAA, our findings indicate the DAA likely confers greater risk for early femoral failure and, along with the posterior approach, a greater risk of early instability compared to the direct lateral approach following THA.


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