Polyethylene liner cementation into a well-fixed metal acetabular shell for the management of periacetabular osteolysis: a systematic review.

PURPOSE: Although various papers have reported on the clinical performance of cup retention with cementation of a new liner and bone grafting in the management of well-fixed cups with polyethylene wear and periacetabular osteolysis after total hip arthroplasty (THA), no systematic review of this topic has been published to date. METHODS: Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were searched for articles published from January 1999 to January 2019 using "osteolysis" AND "well-fixed", "osteolysis" AND "retro-acetabular", "bone graft" AND ("retention" OR "retained" OR "stable") AND "cup", and "cemented liner" AND "well-fixed". RESULTS: Nine articles were selected for review (186 cases, 76.1 months mean follow-up). The overall revision rate was 11.3% (21 hips) most commonly due to aseptic loosening (9/186 hips), dislocation (8/186 hips), and liner wear progression (2/186 cases). The reported square size of osteolytic lesions ranged from a mean of 465.84 mm2 to a max of 4,770 mm2. Almost all reported lesions treated with bone grafts resolved or did not progress 97% (72/74). All studies indicated improved pain and functional scores at follow-up. CONCLUSION: Cementation of a new liner with periacetabular bone grafting provides an alternative option to isolated liner exchange and cup revision for the management of periacetabular osteolysis in well-fixed cups with a disrupted locking mechanism or unavailable exchange liner. Further higher quality studies are required in order to examine if the use of highly cross-linked polyethylene, highly porous-coated cups, hydroxyapatite-coated cups, and small-diameter cups influence the clinical outcome of liner cementation in well-fixed cups with periacetabular osteolysis.

Arthrometric stability of horizontal versus vertical single-bundle arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

The anteroposterior (AP) stability of standard anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, referred to as "vertical," was compared with that of a modified femoral position, referred to as "horizontal," which is lower than and anterior to an operative knee at 90° flexion. Two consecutive series of 50 patients underwent vertical and horizontal arthroscopic single-bundle ACL reconstruction, respectively. For vertical reconstruction, the clock position was chosen, placing the graft at 10:30 in right knees and 1:30 in left knees, 1 to 2 mm anterior to the posterior femoral cortical cortex and at the back of the resident ridge. In the horizontal reconstruction, the transplant replaced the original ligament insertion at approximately the 9:30 o'clock position in right knees and the 2:30 o'clock position in left knees, approximately 2 mm in front of the posterior femoral cortical cortex. One year after surgery, the results of stabilometric evaluation revealed good performance after horizontal transplant. The mean clinical results changed from 1.0 (±1.3) mm for vertical to 0.7 (±1.3) mm for horizontal reconstruction.