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International Orthopaedics
Published in: International Orthopaedics 11/2012

01-11-2012 | Original Paper

The cementless Bicontact® stem in a prospective dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry study

Authors: Matthias Lerch, Agnes Kurtz, Henning Windhagen, Anas Bouguecha, Bernd A. Behrens, Patrick Wefstaedt, Christina M. Stukenborg-Colsman

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 11/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

The cementless Bicontact® total hip arthroplasty (THA) system (AESCULAP AG, Tuttlingen, Germany) was introduced in 1986/1987 and has been in successful clinical use in an unaltered form up to today. Although good long-term results with the Bicontact® stem have been published, it is questionable whether the implant provides the criteria for a state-of-the-art stem regarding proximal bone stock preservation. The purpose of the study was to monitor the periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) in a prospective two-year follow-up dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) study.

Methods

After power analysis, a consecutive series of 25 patients with unilateral Bicontact® stem implantation was examined clinically and underwent DEXA examinations. Scans of seven regions of interest were taken preoperatively and at one week, six months, and one and two years.

Results

One patient required stem revision due to a deep infection. The Harris Hip Score increased significantly by 44 points. The most significant bone loss was observed in the calcar region (R7) in the first six months (−19.2 %). It recovered in the following 18 months to −8.5 %. The BMD in the greater trochanter dropped significantly after six months and remained stable at this level. BMD exceeded baseline values in distal regions and even more in the lesser trochanter region after two years.

Conclusions

We conclude that the Bicontact® stem provides adequate proximal bone stock preservation. We observed some signs of stress shielding at the tip of the stem, which is inevitable to some degree in THA with cementless straight stems. However, in this prospective DEXA investigation, we showed that proximal off-loading does not occur after THA with the Bicontact® system. Thus, we believe that this stem is still a state-of-the-art implant.
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Metadata
Title
The cementless Bicontact® stem in a prospective dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry study
Authors
Matthias Lerch
Agnes Kurtz
Henning Windhagen
Anas Bouguecha
Bernd A. Behrens
Patrick Wefstaedt
Christina M. Stukenborg-Colsman
Publication date
01-11-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Orthopaedics / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-012-1616-4

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