Effectiveness and safety of cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of intracapsular hip fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

N NanthaKumar, Setor K Kunutsor, MA Fernandez, E Dominguez, N Parsons, ML Costa, Michael R Whitehouse*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Aims
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the mortality, morbidity, and functional outcomes of cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty in the treatment of intracapsular hip fractures, analyzing contemporary and non-contemporary implants separately.

Methods
PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library were searched to 2 February 2020 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the primary outcome, mortality, and secondary outcomes of function, quality of life, reoperation, postoperative complications, perioperative outcomes, pain, and length of hospital stay. Relative risks (RRs) and mean differences (with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)) were used as summary association measures.

Results
A total of 18 studies corresponding to 16 non-overlapping RCTs with a total of 2,819 intracapsular hip fractures were included. Comparing contemporary cemented versus uncemented hemiarthroplasty, RRs (95% CIs) for mortality were 1.32 (0.44 to 3.99) perioperatively, 1.01 (0.48 to 2.10) at 30 days, and 0.90 (0.71 to 1.15) at one year. The use of contemporary cemented hemiarthroplasty reduced the risk of intra- and postoperative periprosthetic fracture. There were no significant differences in the risk of other complications, function, pain, and quality of life. There were no significant differences in perioperative outcomes except for increases in operating time and overall anaesthesia for contemporary cemented hemiarthroplasty with mean differences (95% CIs) of 6.67 (2.65 to 10.68) and 4.90 (2.02 to 7.78) minutes, respectively. The morbidity and mortality outcomes were not significantly different between non-contemporary cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty.

Conclusion
There are no differences in the risk of mortality when comparing the use of contemporary cemented with uncemented hemiarthroplasty in the management of intracapsular hip fractures. Contemporary cemented hemiarthroplasty is associated with a substantially lower risk of intraoperative and periprosthetic fractures.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1113–1121
Number of pages9
JournalThe bone & joint journal
Volume102-B
Issue number9
Early online date31 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2020

Keywords

  • cemented
  • uncemented
  • hemiarthroplasty
  • hip fracture
  • mortality
  • complication
  • systematic review
  • meta-analysis

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