RESEARCH ARTICLE
Late Anterior Dislocation Due to Posterior Pelvic Tilt in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Hiroki Kobayashi1, Yasuharu Nakashima2, *, Takuaki Yamamoto2, Goro Motomura2, Masayuki Kanazawa2, Kenji Takagishi1, Yukihide Iwamoto2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 206
Last Page: 212
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-10-206
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001610010206
Article History:
Received Date: 16/12/2015Revision Received Date: 17/05/2016
Acceptance Date: 19/05/2016
Electronic publication date: 22/06/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
Background:
Excessive pelvic tilt may be one of the factors leading to instability in total hip arthroplasty (THA), even when the acetabular cup is placed properly. To our knowledge, only a few studies have described late anterior dislocation due to posterior pelvic tilt. We present 3 cases with late anterior dislocations possibly due to posterior pelvic tilt.
Cases Presentations:
Case-1: An 84-years-old woman fell and presented with an anterior dislocation 12-years after THA. Her pelvis had tilted to approximately 30° posteriorly in a supine position. After conservative treatment, she presented with 10 recurrent anterior dislocations. She had thoracolumbar kyphosis due to multiple compression fractures. Revision with anterior placement of an elevated liner and a 32-mm head corrected the dislocation, and no further dislocations occurred.
Case-2: A 78-years-old woman fell and presented with an anterior dislocation 4-years after THA. Her posterior pelvic tilt had increased 23° due to a lumbar compression fracture. Revision by decreasing the cup anteversion was performed, but recurrent posterior dislocations occurred. Owing to her worsened general condition, further treatment was abandoned.
Case-3: A 79-years-old woman twisted her body and presented an anterior dislocation 3-years after THA. After manual reduction and conservative treatment, the dislocation recurred. Her posterior pelvic tilt had increased 16°.
Conclusion:
Although minor trauma triggered the anterior instability in these patients, the underlying pathomechanism existed in the progressive pelvic posterior tilt due to thoracolumbar kyphosis. As longer life expectancy as well as implant survivorship is predicted, attention must be paid to the change of pelvic tilt in elderly patients.
