• Ittai Shichman, Kyle W Lawrence, Emily Berzolla, Carlos Sandoval Hernandez, Rani Man-El, Yaniv Warschawski, Nimrod Snir, Ran Schwarzkopf, and Matthew S Hepinstall.
• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Langone Health, 301 East 17Th Street, 14Th Floor Suite 1402, New York, NY, 10003, USA. ittai.shichman@nyulangone.org.
• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Nov 1; 143 (11): 694569546945-6954.

IntroductionComparison between fully hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated stems with differing geometry are lacking in the total hip arthroplasty (THA) literature. This study aimed to compare femoral canal fill, radiolucency formation, and 2-year implant survivorship between two commonly used, HA-coated stems.MethodsAll primary THAs performed with two fully HA-coated stems (Polar stem, Smith&Nephew, Memphis, TN and Corail stem, DePuy-Synthes, Warsaw, IN) with a minimum 2-year radiographic follow-up were identified. Radiographic measures of proximal femoral morphology based on the Dorr classification and femoral canal fill were analyzed. Radiolucent lines were identified by Gruen zone. Perioperative characteristics and 2-year survivorship were compared between stem types.ResultsA total of 233 patients were identified with 132 (56.7%) receiving the Polar stem (P) and 101 (43.3%) receiving the Corail stem (C). No differences were observed with respect to proximal femoral morphology. Femoral stem canal fill at the middle third of the stem was greater for P stem patients than for C stem patients (P stem; 0.80 ± 0.08 vs. C stem; 0.77 ± 0.08, p = 0.002), while femoral stem canal fill at the distal third of the stem and presence of subsidence were comparable between groups. A total of six and nine radiolucencies were observed in P stem and C stem patients, respectively. Revision rate at 2-year (P stem; 1.5% vs C stem; 0.0%, p = 0.51) and latest follow-up (P stem; 1.5% vs C stem; 1.0%, p = 0.72) did not differ between groups.ConclusionGreater canal fill at the middle third of the stem was observed for the P stem compared to the C stem, however, both stems demonstrated robust and comparable freedom from revision at 2-year and latest follow-up, with low incidences of radiolucent line formation. Mid-term clinical and radiographic outcomes for these commonly used, fully HA-coated stems remain equally promising in THA despite variations in canal fill.© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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