Short Femoral Stems for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Young Patients: Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes*

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Carlos Martín Lucero
Pablo A. Slullitel
Fernando Díaz-Dilernia
Gerardo Zanotti
Fernando Comba
Martín Buttaro

Abstract

Total hip arthroplasty is an effective surgery to treat osteoarthritis. Given the rising demand for a higher quality of life, this procedure is being performed on increasingly younger patients. However, a longer life expectancy is also tied to a higher demand for multiple revision surgeries for the same patient. This poses technical challenges due to bone loss. There is a growing need to identify durable and highly functional implants that are suitable for future revision. Although cemented femoral stems were the main option in the past, uncemented femoral stems have demonstrated long-term fixation and excellent results. However, some issues related to fixation can still be improved. Short femoral stems have been developed to address some of these challenges while maintaining the good results obtained with conventional stems. This study analyzes the experience after 10 years of using short femoral stems in hip surgeries on young patients. Biomechanical outcomes and femoral bone preservation are compared, postoperative outcomes regarding return to sports are reported, and complications related to their use are evaluated. Short stems have multiple advantages when used in primary hip surgery. The indication for this type of implant is justified in young and active patients, to reproduce the results of conventional implants with less bone consumption and the possibility of future revision.

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Lucero, C. M., Slullitel, P. A., Díaz-Dilernia, F., Zanotti, G., Comba, F., & Buttaro, M. (2023). Short Femoral Stems for Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Young Patients: Clinical and Biomechanical Outcomes*. Revista De La Asociación Argentina De Ortopedia Y Traumatología, 88(2), 224-251. https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2023.88.2.1725
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Carlos Martín Lucero, Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pablo A. Slullitel, Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernando Díaz-Dilernia, Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gerardo Zanotti, Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fernando Comba, Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Martín Buttaro, Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Hip Center “Sir John Charnley”, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology “Prof. Dr Carlos E. Ottolenghi”, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

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