Cemented total hip arthroplasty with acetabular bone graft for developmental dysplasia - Long-term results and survivorship analysis

Although the technique of autogenous acetabular bone grafting has been wide ly used to augment containment of the acetabulum in total hip arthroplasty (THA) for developmental dysplasia, the role of this technique in improving long-term results remains controversial. We present the long-term results of cemented THA with acetabular bone graft ing in 112 patients (133 hips) in order to clarify the factors which affect the outcome. The mean follow-up was for 12.3 years (8 to 24), Kaplan-Meier survivorship analysis predicted a rate of survival of the acetabular compo nent at 15 years of 96% (95% confidence interval (CI) 92 to 99) with revisi on for aseptic loosening as the endpoint, and of 75% (95% CI 65 to 85) when radiological loosening was used. Parametric survivorship analysis using th e Cox proportional-hazards model indicated that trochanteric nonunion, late ral placement of the socket, and delayed trabecular reorientation of the bo ne graft were risk factors for loosening of the acetabular component. Our findings have shown that autologous acetabular bone grafting is of valu e for long-term success provided that the risk factors are reduced.