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The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 36, Issue 4, 1413 - 1419
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High Incidence of Irradiated Cortical Strut Allograft Resorption Following Revision of Femoral Stems
Ilyas, Imran et al.Hip
Background
Despite the widespread use of revision total hip arthroplasties using cementless stems and cortical strut allografts, graft resorption has not been explicitly studied.
Methods
Between 2010 and 2018, 40 femoral strut grafts were used in the revision of femoral stems of 36 patients (18 males and 18 females; average age, 51.9 ± 12.9 years). The mean follow-up was 78.9 ± 37.3 months. Failure was defined as revision surgery for any reason and subsidence of greater than 5 mm.
Results
The survival rate of the stem without the need for revision at 5 years was 95% (mean graft survival time, 10.8 [95% CI, 9.414-12.234] years). Overall survival with graft resorption as the endpoint was 90% at 5 years (mean graft survival time, 8.8 [95% CI, 7.5-10.2] years). Survival with graft nonunion as the endpoint was 90% at 3 years (mean survival time, 11.7 [95% CI, 10.5-12.8] years).
Conclusion
The resorption rate increases proportionally to the follow-up duration and can be very severe in a high percentage of cases. Long-term multicenter studies are required to assess the effect of resorption on prosthesis longevity.
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