Table 1.
Results of nonmodular body fully coated femoral revisions
| Study | Number of hips | Paprosky Grade 3B (severe bone loss) (number of hips) | Mean followup (years) | Failure (number of hips) | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence et al. [8] (1993) | 174 | 39 (22%) | 9 | 10 (6.9%) | Survival only 76.9% at 9 years with “severe bone loss” |
| Weeden and Paprosky [14] (2002) | 170 | 19 (11%) | 14 | 6 (4.1%) | 21% failure in Grade 3B femurs |
| Kim and Kim [6] (2005) | 54 | 20 (37%) | 10 | 2 (4%) | All had 2–3 allograft struts |
| Hamilton et al. [5] (2007) | 905 | Not stated | 6 | 20 (2.2%) | 143 hips with 10 year followup; 75 hips with 15 year followup |
| Thomsen et al. [13] (2013) | 93 (36 hips with 10–18 year followup) | 30 (32%) | 14 (for 36 hips only) | 4 (4.3%) | No stem rerevision in Grade 3B + 4 femurs |
| Present study | 92 | 10 (11%) | 8 | 9 (10.2%) | Higher failure with Grade 3B and 4 femurs |