Cementless Femoral Components in Young Patients : Review and Meta-Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hip Resurfacing

The study purpose was to analyze current results of modern cementless femoral components in young patients having total hip arthroplasty (THA) or hip resurfacing. Twenty-two studies (n = 5907; hips = 6408) evaluating modern cementless THA in young patients and 15 studies evaluating hip resurfacing (n = 3002; hips = 3269) were included. Meta-analysis techniques were used to pool failure rates. The pooled failure rate for THA using femoral revision for mechanical failure as an end point was 1.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0%-1.7%) at a mean 8.4 years of follow-up. At a mean of 3.9 years of follow-up, the pooled mechanical failure rate of the femoral component for hip resurfacing was 2.6% (95% CI, 2.0-3.4). In conclusion, the enthusiasm for hip resurfacing should be tempered by these data. Longer follow-up and direct comparison trials are required to confirm these findings.