Safety and Efficacy of Hemispherical with Flattened Pole Dual-Mobility Acetabular Cup in Revision or Complex Hip Arthroplasty: The SYMCOR-2 study
Abstract Background: This study estimated the short-term clinical safety and efficacy of hemispherical with flattened pole cobalt-chromium metal-back dual-mobility acetabular cup with porous outer hydroxyapatite coating and anchoring screw and pods (HFPC-DMR-HA) or cement fixation (HFPC-DM-CEM), in revision or complex total hip arthroplasty.Methods: Single-center retrospective observational cohort study of consecutively operated patients who underwent THA with an HFPC-DMR-HA or HFPC-DM-CEM cup 2 years prior to study start. Prospective 2-year follow-up with letter and phone questionnaires.Results: Sampling frame: 203 patients including 9.85% in the two cohorts with 15 HFPC-DMR-HA and 5 HFPC-DM-CEM. 3 (20%) and 2 (40%) patients were lost to follow-up, respectively. Median age was 85.6 years (range: 45.1 ; 93.3) and 78.8 (range: 68.8 ; 86.9). Median follow-up (years): HFPC-DMR-HA: 2.3, HFPC-DM-CEM: 3.3. Clinical indications: HFPC-DMR-HA 67% revision & 33% primary THAs, HFPC-DM-CEM 100% revision. Primary endpoint: 2-year implant survival rate: HFPC-DMR-HA 93% [59, 99], HFPC-DM-CEM 100%. Prosthetic dislocation: HFPC-DMR-HA 1 (6.7%), HFPC-DM-CEM 0%. Secondary endpoint: Modified HHS (pain & functional subscore) improved with HFPC-DMR-HA from baseline 26.8 [14.9, 38.7] to 82.2 [73.5, 90.9] at 2-year follow-up (p<0.0001); HFPC-DM-CEM from 41.6 [24.9, 58.3] to 80.7 [55.8, 100].Conclusions: The authors deemed the short-term outcomes with these acetabular cups in revision or complex total hip arthroplasty to be satisfactory.Study registration: clinicaltrials.gov NCT04209426.