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Independent predictors of failure up to 7.5 years after 35 386 single-brand cementless total hip replacements: a retrospective cohort study using National Joint Registry data

Jameson, SS; Baker, PN; Mason, JM; Rymaszewska, M; Gregg, PJ; Deehan, DJ; Reed, MR

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SS Jameson

PN Baker

JM Mason

M Rymaszewska

PJ Gregg

DJ Deehan

MR Reed



Abstract

The popularity of cementless total hip replacement (THR) has surpassed cemented THR in England and Wales. This retrospective cohort study records survival time to revision following primary cementless THR with the most common combination (accounting for almost a third of all cementless THRs), and explores risk factors independently associated with failure, using data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales. Patients with osteoarthritis who had a DePuy Corail/Pinnacle THR implanted between the establishment of the registry in 2003 and 31 December 2010 were included within analyses. There were 35 386 procedures. Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyse the extent to which the risk of revision was related to patient, surgeon and implant covariates. The overall rate of revision at five years was 2.4% (99% confidence interval 2.02 to 2.79). In the final adjusted model, we found that the risk of revision was significantly higher in patients receiving metal-on-metal (MoM: hazard ratio (HR) 1.93, p < 0.001) and ceramic-on-ceramic bearings (CoC: HR 1.55, p = 0.003) compared with the best performing bearing (metal-on-polyethylene). The risk of revision was also greater for smaller femoral stems (sizes 8 to 10: HR 1.82, p < 0.001) compared with mid-range sizes. In a secondary analysis of only patients where body mass index (BMI) data were available (n = 17 166), BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 significantly increased the risk of revision (HR 1.55, p = 0.002). The influence of the bearing on the risk of revision remained significant (MoM: HR 2.19, p < 0.001; CoC: HR 2.09, p = 0.001). The risk of revision was independent of age, gender, head size and offset, shell, liner and stem type, and surgeon characteristics. We found significant differences in failure between bearing surfaces and femoral stem size after adjustment for a range of covariates in a large cohort of single-brand cementless THRs. In this study of procedures performed since 2003, hard bearings had significantly higher rates of revision, but we found no evidence that head size had an effect. Patient characteristics, such as BMI and American Society of Anesthesiologists grade, also influence the survival of cementless components.

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Jameson, S., Baker, P., Mason, J., Rymaszewska, M., Gregg, P., Deehan, D., & Reed, M. (2013). Independent predictors of failure up to 7.5 years after 35 386 single-brand cementless total hip replacements: a retrospective cohort study using National Joint Registry data. Orthopaedic proceedings, 95-B(6), 747-757. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.95b6.31378

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 2013
Deposit Date Aug 12, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Orthopaedic proceedings.
Print ISSN 1358-992X
Electronic ISSN 2049-4416
Publisher British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 95-B
Issue 6
Pages 747-757
DOI https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.95b6.31378

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