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- Title
Short-term outcomes of thin highly cross-linked polyethylene liners in primary total hip arthroplasty.
- Authors
Bieganowski, Thomas; Singh, Vivek; Muthusamy, Nishanth; Kugelman, David N; Davidovitch, Roy I; Schwarzkopf, Ran
- Abstract
Introduction: The use of thin highly cross-linked polyethylene (HXLPE) liners in total hip arthroplasty (THA) allows utilisation of larger femoral heads. However, concern surrounding postoperative complications remains. This study aims to investigate rates of revision and re-admission associated with thin HXLPE liners at short-term follow-up. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 3047 patients who underwent THA with a cementless modular acetabular implant with a 36-mm femoral head, and different thicknesses of HXPLE liners from 2011 to 2021. We identified 723 patients (23.7%) with a minimum 2-year follow-up and 206 patients (6.8%) with a minimum 5-year follow-up. Patients in the thin group (TG, n = 1020) received <5.1-mm liners with 52-mm size cups while patients in the non-thin group (NTG, n = 2027) received >5.1-mm liners with >52-mm size cups. Outcomes were compared using multi-variable logistic regressions while controlling for all significant demographic differences. Results: We found no significant differences in re-admission (3.9% vs. 4.3%, OR 0.97; 95% CI, 0.63–1.49; p = 0.874) and revision (2.5% vs. 3.2%, OR 0.72; 95% CI, 0.41–1.26; p = 0.246) rates between groups. The difference in fracture rate between groups was not significant, but the 1 recorded acetabular fracture (5%) occurred in the NTG. Although the rate of liner exchange was lower in the TG (1.1%) compared to the NTG (2.3%), the difference was not statistically significant (OR 0.51; 95% CI, 0.24–1.05; p = 0.068). Liners were exchanged for liner wear in 1 hip (1%), aseptic reasons in 38 hips (66%), and peri-prosthetic joint infection in 19 hips (33%). Conclusions: Patients undergoing THA with a thin liner were not significantly predisposed to higher rates of revision surgery or poorer clinical outcomes at short-term follow-up when compared to those who received a thicker liner. Consequently, further long-term studies regarding the utility of thin HXLPE implants in reducing complications should be pursued.
- Subjects
RISK of prosthesis complications; INFECTION risk factors; PATIENT aftercare; TOTAL hip replacement; CONFIDENCE intervals; SURGICAL complications; POLYETHYLENE; PATIENT readmissions; RETROSPECTIVE studies; RISK assessment; COMPARATIVE studies; REOPERATION; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PROSTHESIS design &; construction; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ODDS ratio; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Hip International, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 5, p839
- ISSN
1120-7000
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/11207000221123905