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. 2016 Sep 15;2(4):211–218. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2016.02.001

Table 1.

Data summary table.

Reference Classification Relevant outcomes
Morshed et al. [19] Meta-analysis
Primary THA
Subgroup analysis by age
  • Cemented fixation in THA exhibits superior implant survival for all ages when patients are not stratified by age (P = .004).

  • Neither fixation in THA has superior implant survival for studies in which all patients are of age ≤55 years.

Abdulkarim et al. [20] Meta-analysis
Primary THA
Randomized controlled trials only
  • Neither fixation in THA has superior implant survival measured by revision rate (P = .14, n = 719), superior patient mortality (P = .77, n = 725), or lower postoperative complication rates (P = .67, n = 391).

  • Cemented fixation in THA has superior short-term clinical pain outcomes (P = .04, n = 695).

Ni et al. [21] Systematic review
Femoral stems
  • Cemented fixation of femoral stems has better short-term clinical and functional outcomes.

  • For included RCTs, there is no difference in health-related quality of life or heterotopic ossification rates with respect to femoral stem fixation.

  • Cementless fixation of femoral stems demonstrated increased thigh pain and reduced walking ability without support.

Hailer et al. [22] Swedish Registry Data
Primary THA
  • Ten-year implant survival better for cemented THA (94%) than for cementless THA (85%) (P < .0001).

  • Stem revision due to periprosthetic fracture within 2 years 8× higher for cementless femoral stems than for cemented femoral stems (P < .001), most likely due to intraoperative femoral stems.

Eskelinen et al. [23] and Mäkelä et al. [24] Swedish Registry Data
Primary THA
  • Ten-year implant survival better for with proximally and extendedly porous-coated cementless femoral stems (91% and 89%) than with uncoated cementless femoral stems (80%) or cemented femoral stems (87%).

Engesaeter et al. [25] Norwegian Registry Data
Primary THA
  • Cemented THA without antibiotic-impregnated cement is 1.8 times more likely to be revised because of infection than cementless THA (P = .04).

Colas et al. [26] French Health Insurance Information System
Primary THA
  • There was a significant decrease in the risk of revision in cemented THA with antibiotic-impregnated cement (2.4%, n = 21,467) vs cementless THA (3.3%, n = 74,917; P < .001).

Eskelinen et al. [23] Finnish Registry Data
Primary THA
Younger patients (aged ≤55 years)
  • Cementless femoral stems that are proximally circumferentially porous-coated have a lower risk of aseptic loosening failure than cemented femoral stems in younger patients (relative risk: 5.5, P < .001).

  • Cementless femoral stems were better for patients aged <55 years, both for the risk of all revision (P < .002) and for the risk of revisions due to aseptic loosening (P < .001)

Jämsen et al. [27] Finnish Registry
Older patients (aged ≥80 years)
  • One-year survival, cementless femoral stems associated with 2.9 times higher rate of revision, especially in female patients.

Mäkelä et al. [24] Finnish Registry
Intermediate patients (aged 55-64 years)
  • 15-year survival is better in cementless straight femoral stems (91%) vs cemented load-taper stems (77%; P < .001)

Mäkelä et al. [28] Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Finnish Registries
Intermediate patients (aged 55-64 years)
  • 15-year survival is not influenced by fixation method: cemented fixation (84.1%) and cementless fixation (82.8%).

Havelin et al. [29] Norwegian Registry
Patients aged <60 years
  • Relative risk of revision for any reason with porous-coated cementless femoral stems (2.5) compared to hydroxyapatite-coated cementless femoral stems (1.0).

  • Relative risk of revision for any reason with cemented femoral stems (3.3) compared to hydroxyapatite-coated cementless femoral stems (1.0).

Mäkelä et al. [30] Finnish Registry
Evolution of cementless femoral stems
  • Survival-favored cemented stems from 1987 to 1996.

  • No difference in survival from 1997 to 2006.

Strom et al. [31] Level I study
Femoral stem fixation
  • Fixation had no influence on radiographic stability.

  • Cementless femoral stem group had radiolucent lines in 27% of cases (6/23), cemented femoral stem group had no radiolucent lines (0/23).

Lindalen et al. [32] Level I Study
Femoral stem fixation
Cemented femoral stems were collared
  • Longer operating time in cemented fixation group (85 min) than in cementless fixation group (77 min; P = .05).

  • Less blood loss in cemented fixation group (674 mL) than in cementless fixation group (740 mL), not significant (P = .3)

Kim [33] Level I study
Bilateral THA comparison
  • Cemented fixation group has more radiolucent lines (9/70 = 12.86%) than the cementless fixation group (3/70 = 4.29%).

  • Cementless fixation group has a higher incidence of osteolysis (9/70 = 12.86%) than the cemented fixation group (6/70 = 8.57%).

  • Cementless fixation group has a higher incidence of calcar and displaced fractures of the femur (3 each/70 = 4.29%) than the cemented fixation group (0/70).

Emerson et al. [34] Level III
Femoral stem fixation
  • Cemented group has a higher incidence of femoral osteolysis (22/102 = 21.6%) than the cementless group (7/78 = 8.97%; P = .016).

  • Cemented group had no revisions (0/102), whereas the cementless group had 10 revisions (12.8%; 1 for femoral fracture and 9 for aseptic loosening).