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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_6 | Pages 37 - 37
1 May 2019
A BIOMECHANICAL COMPARISON OF PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE RISK AROUND TWO COMMONLY USED CEMENTED FEMORAL STEMS IN A COMPOSITE SAW BONE MODEL
Windell L Haque A Kulkarni A Alabort E Barba D Reed R Singh H
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Background

Periprosthetic femoral fractures following total hip arthroplasty are relatively uncommon but are associated with significant morbidity. With an increasing number of total hip arthroplasties being carried out in an aging population we need to ensure correct implants are chosen for our patients. A recent review of NJR data suggested a significantly higher revision risk for the Zimmer CPT stems due to periprosthetic fractures when compared to the Stryker Exeter stems.

Objectives

Our aim was to compare the biomechanics of periprosthetic fractures around the CPT and Exeter V40 stems in a composite saw bone model to identify if a difference in fracture risk exists between the two stems. We also compared the engineering design of the two implants in order to analyse the possible effect this may have on fracture risk.

The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 10 | Pages 1347 - 1354
1 Oct 2016
The influence of cemented femoral stem choice on the incidence of revision for periprosthetic fracture after primary total hip arthroplasty
Palan J Smith MC Gregg P Mellon S Kulkarni A Tucker K Blom AW Murray DW Pandit H
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Aims

Periprosthetic fracture (PF) after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication. This study aims to investigate the influence of cemented stem designs on the risk of needing a revision for a PF.

Patients and Methods

We analysed data on 257 202 primary THAs with cemented stems and 390 linked first revisions for PF recorded in the National Joint Registry (NJR) of England, Wales and Northern Ireland to determine if a cemented femoral stem brand was associated with the risk of having revision for a PF after primary THA. All cemented femoral stem brands with more than 10 000 primary operations recorded in the NJR were identified. The four most commonly used cemented femoral stems were the Exeter V40 (n = 146 409), CPT (n = 24 300), C-Stem (n = 15 113) and Charnley (n = 20 182).

We compared the revision risk ratios due to PF amongst the stems using a Poisson regression model adjusting for patient factors. Compared with the Exeter V40, the age, gender and ASA grade adjusted revision rate ratio was 3.89 for the cemented CPT stem (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.07 to 4.93), 0.89 for the C-Stem (95% CI 0.57 to 1.41) and 0.41 for the Charnley stem (95% CI 0.24 to 0.70).