Summary of the SOFCOT 2009

Summary of the SOFCOT 2009 Dual mobility Symposium on DUAL MOBILITY

Multi-centre study on the dual mobility principle, not one specific cup, in 3 main parts, 4186 patients.
Main points:

  • Survivorship curves comparable to fixed bearing cups for aseptic loosening and intra prosthetic dislocation. (Results would have been better but some cups were HA straight on stainless steel which adversely affected overall results).
  • Much less dislocation risk than fixed bearing cups, in all types of surgery.

Preliminary results of a Cementless HA Coated Femoral Stem

Comparison of functional outcomes for standard and elderly patients: a multicenter review of 77 patients at 2 years minimum of follow-up

Abstract:
Cementless full HA coated femoral stems for THA procedures have been successfully validated for use in patients under the age of 65.

Hypothesis for the study:
Cementless femoral implants must have immediately vertical and rotational intramedullary stability in order to avoid short term complications and loosening.

Purpose of the study:
Cementless femoral implants for THA procedures have grown very much in use in recent years with the objective being to avoid granuloma osteolysis mid-term failures often associated with cemented implants.

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