The impact of hip fracture on health-related quality of life and activities of daily living: the SPARE-HIP prospective cohort study.

PURPOSE: The medical morbidity and mortality associated with neck of femur fractures is well-documented, whereas there is limited data for patient-reported outcomes. The aim of this study was to characterize the impact of neck of femur fractures on activities of daily living and patient-reported health-related quality of life. METHODS: Design and participants: Multicentric prospective cohort study. Consecutive sample patients with fragility hip fracture over 50 years old admitted in 48 hospitals in Spain. OUTCOMES: daily living activity function (Barthel Index) and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) pre-fracture, admission to hospital and at 1- and 4-month follow-up post-fracture. STATISTICS: Barthel and EQ-5D over time are described as mean (SD) and median (interquartile range). RESULTS: A total of 997 patients were recruited at baseline with 4-month outcomes available for, and 856 patients (89.5%). Barthel Index fell from 78.77 (23.75) at baseline to 43.62 (19.86) on admission to hospital with the fracture. Scores partially recovered to 54.89 (25.40) and 64.09 (21.35) at 1- and 4-month post-fracture, respectively. EQ-5D fell from a median of 0.75 (0.47-0.91) to - 0.01 (- 0.03 to 0.51) on admission. Partial recovery was observed again to (0.51 (- 0.06 to 0.67)) and (0.60 (0.10 to 0.80)) at 1- and 4-month post-fracture, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Hip fracture results in a large decline in the ability to perform activities of daily living and patient-reported health-related quality of life with only partial recovery amongst survivors 4-month post-fracture.

Constrained acetabular liners in hip revision surgery. A low-cost solution for senile patients.

The objective of this study was to analyze the results of a cemented polyethylene model that captures the hip prosthetic head. In a retrospective study we reviewed 36 cemented constrained acetabular liners implanted in patients older than 75 years (mean 83, SD : 4.4), of which 30 patients were aged 80-90 years and 26 were women. The average period of follow-up of our patients was 25.4 months (12-39 months, SD : 7.3). In 26 patients this model was implanted due to recurrent dislocation or instability, in 8 other cases this model was implanted during revision surgery for periprosthetic fractures, aseptic loosening of the -acetabular component, wear of the polyethylene or replacement of the implant because of infection. There was a single case of recurrent dislocation (2.8%). Cemented acetabular constrained liners are a good option in revision surgery in senile patients in which the femoral stem is firmly fixed to the bone.

Distribución de la osteólisis periprotésica en la cadera. Estudio con resonancia magnética / Distribution of periprosthetic osteolysis in the hip: A study using magnetic resonance

Introducción. Con resonancia magnética es posible evaluar las lesiones óseas y de partes blandas secundarias a la producción de partículas de desgaste. Nuestro objetivo ha sido estudiar con este método la distribución de las lesiones en pacientes con un mismo tipo de componente acetabular no cementado. Material y método. Se incluyeron 40 artroplastias de cadera no cementadas con un cotilo poroso revestido de hidroxiapatita y multiperforado para anclaje opcional de tornillos con una evolución media de 13 años. Mediante estudios de imagen con resonancia magnética utilizando secuencias especiales de pulsos para disminuir los artefactos metálicos, se estudió la presencia, extensión y continuidad de la lesión granulomatosa y de las zonas de osteólisis. Resultados. Una cadera no fue susceptible de análisis. Se detectó lesión granulomatosa aislada en tres caderas y asociada a osteólisis en 32, sólo en pelvis en 10, sólo en el fémur en tres y en ambos segmentos en 19. En la pelvis la afectación fue, por zonas: ilion supra-acetabular en 15 caderas, rama isquio-pubiana en 24, isquion en 12 e isquion retro-acetabular en 21. Solo dos caderas y dos tornillos presentaban lesiones centrales aisladas del resto del granuloma. Comentarios y conclusiones. Con resonancia magnética ha sido posible estudiar las lesiones óseas y de partes blandas secundarias a desgaste. La distribución de las zonas de osteólisis ha seguido un patrón periférico propio de cotilos no perforados, destacando la existencia de escasas lesiones aisladas sobre los orificios o alrededor de los tornillos implantados coexistiendo con frecuencia afectación femoral proximal (AU)

Introduction. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful in assessing bone and soft tissue lesions due to the production of wear particles. Our objective was to study the distribution of lesions in patients with one type of cementless acetabular component with this technique. Material and methods. We included 40 total hip arthroplasty with press-fitted hydroxyapatite porous-coated cup and multiple optional screw holes performed over a mean of 13years. We studied the presence, extent and continuity of the granulomatous lesion and osteolysis with MRI using special pulse sequences to reduce metal artefacts. Results. One hip was not amenable to analysis. An isolated granulomatous lesion was found in 3 hips, associated osteolysis in 32, in the pelvis only in 10, in the femur only in 3 and in both segments in 19. By zones, the pelvis involvement was supra-acetabular ilium in 15, ischium-pubic branch in 24, ischium in 12 and retro-acetabular ischium in 21. Only two hips and two screws central lesions were isolated from the granulomatous mass. Comments and conclusions. MRI osteolysis and soft tissue lesions secondary to wear to be studied. The distribution of osteolytic areas show a peripheral pattern typical of non-perforated acetabular cups frequently coexisting with proximal femoral involvement, highlighting few isolated lesions in the holes or around the implanted screws (AU)