Custom-made triflanged implants in reconstruction of severe acetabular bone loss with pelvic discontinuity after total hip arthroplasty consecutive cohort study: TWO TO 11 YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP

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Aims Pelvic discontinuity is a rare but increasingly common complication of total hip arthroplasty (THA). This single-centre study evaluated the performance of custom-made triflange acetab-ular components in acetabular reconstruction with pelvic discontinuity by determining: 1) revision and overall implant survival rates; 2) discontinuity healing rate; and 3) Harris Hip Score (HHS). Methods Retrospectively collected data of 38 patients (39 hips) with pelvic discontinuity treated with revision THA using a custom-made triflange acetabular component were analyzed. Minimum follow-up was two years (mean 5.1 years (2 to 11)). Results There were eight subsequent surgical interventions. Two failures (5%) of the triflange ace-tabular components were both revised because of deep infection. There were seven (18%) patients with dislocation, and five (13%) of these were treated with a constraint liner. One patient had a debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) procedure. In 34 (92%) hips the custom-made triflange component was considered stable, with a healed pelvic discontinuity with no aseptic loosening at midterm follow-up. Mean HHS was 80.5 (48 to 96). Conclusion The performance of the custom triflange implant in this study is encouraging, with high rates of discontinuity healing and osteointegration of the acetabular implant with no aseptic loosening at midterm follow-up. However, complications are not uncommon, particularly instability which we successfully addressed with constrained liners.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBone and Joint Open
Volume3
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)867-876
Number of pages10
ISSN2633-1462
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

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    Research areas

  • Custom acetabular triflange, Midterm follow-up, Pelvic discontinuity, Revision total hip arthroplasty, Survivorship

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