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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 95-B, Issue 6 | Pages 777 - 781
1 Jun 2013
Abolghasemian M Drexler M Abdelbary H Sayedi H Backstein D Kuzyk P Safir O Gross AE

In this retrospective study we evaluated the proficiency of shelf autograft in the restoration of bone stock as part of primary total hip replacement (THR) for hip dysplasia, and in the results of revision arthroplasty after failure of the primary arthroplasty. Of 146 dysplastic hips treated by THR and a shelf graft, 43 were revised at an average of 156 months, 34 of which were suitable for this study (seven hips were excluded because of insufficient bone-stock data and two hips were excluded because allograft was used in the primary THR). The acetabular bone stock of the hips was assessed during revision surgery. The mean implant–bone contact was 58% (50% to 70%) at primary THR and 78% (40% to 100%) at the time of the revision, which was a significant improvement (p < 0.001). At primary THR all hips had had a segmental acetabular defect > 30%, whereas only five (15%) had significant segmental bone defects requiring structural support at the time of revision. In 15 hips (44%) no bone graft or metal augments were used during revision.

A total of 30 hips were eligible for the survival study. At a mean follow-up of 103 months (27 to 228), two aseptic and two septic failures had occurred. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of the revision procedures demonstrated a ten-year survival rate of 93.3% (95% confidence interval (CI) 78 to 107) with clinical or radiological failure as the endpoint. The mean Oxford hip score was 38.7 (26 to 46) for non-revised cases at final follow-up.

Our results indicate that the use of shelf autografts during THR for dysplastic hips restores bone stock, contributing to the favourable survival of the revision arthroplasty should the primary procedure fail.

Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2013;95-B:777–81.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVIII | Pages 199 - 199
1 Sep 2012
Syed K Shakib A Sayedi H Lin A Dubrowski A Azad T Backstein D
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Purpose

Surgical training is based on an apprenticeship model. This training can be divided broadly into three main categories: practical skills, knowledge and decision making. The operating room is the nexus of a large part of surgical teaching. The supervising surgeon imparts both practical teaching as well as didactic information to the trainee during surgical procedures. A large amount of decision making skills are also acquired in the OR. Indeed, a large part of the surgical teams time is spent in the operating room which makes it an ideal educational environment.

Bench model training is one teaching modality whereby the novice surgeon is taught surgical skills on life-like models. This practice enhances and accelerates the ability of the trainee to acquire fundamental, technical and surgical skills in the operating room. Whether bench model training provides an advantage on the ability of the trainee to acquire knowledge and decision making skills is unknown. Based on the motor learning theories, it is hypothesized that bench-model training will allow junior residents to be more interactive than trainees lacking similar active hands-on training. In this study, we examined whether bench model training provides an advantage on the ability of the trainee to acquire knowledge and decision making skills.

Method

30 junior surgical residents from various surgical divisions, with minimal knowledge of technical, procedural and cognitive skills related to the ulna bone fixation (primary task), were recruited in this study. 15 residents, randomly assigned, were given instructions and the benefit of practice on a bench model, and 15 were given instructions but not the chance to practice the skill on a bench model. All residents, while tested for their accuracy and time taken for ulna fixation (secondary task, decision making skills), were also verbally taught information on different aspects of primary bone healing. This information was evaluated by a multiple-choice test (knowledge acquisition).