Cup Positioning in True or False Acetabulum in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Which one is More Effective: A Randomized Clinical Trial on Patients with Crowe type 3 and 4 Dysplastic Hip
Abstract Background and objectives: Hip dysplasia is a common hip disease which could be diagnosed in different ages and Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgical procedure for dysplastic hip in adults. Cup placement in patients with false acetabulum formation could be performed in true or false acetabulum. The current study aimed at evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of these two procedures in patients with Crowe type 3 or 4 dysplastic hip underwent THA. Methods: In this randomized open label parallel group clinical trial 67 patients/71 hips with crowe type 3 or 4 dysplastic hip undergoing THA were assigned to Group 1: patients with cup placement in true acetabulum or group 2: patients with cup placement in false acetabulum. Severity of pain was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS), range of motion (ROM), limb discrepancy, gait ability, need for repeated joint replacement and also Harris hip score. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS software version 20.Results: 67 patients/71hips entered the current study with the mean age of 50.51± 9.94 years. Two study groups were comparable in terms of basic characteristics (P> 0.05). No significant differences were observed between two groups regarding mean values of VAS, ROM, limb discrepancy and Harris hip score (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Cup placements in true or false acetabulum showed comparable effectiveness on all studied main orthopedics outcomes which are clinically important. We recommend more clinical trial studies with larger sample size for confirming our study results.