Table 2: Summary of some of the more relevant papers in HA dislocation.

Study Author Origin / Year Study Population Outcome and results
PATIENT FACTORS
Mental Impairment and Neurological conditions
Coughlin et al [8] Canada, 1980 49 HAs in 47 patients with Parkinson’s disease/stroke 37% dislocation rate
Ninh et al [9] USA, 2009 144 patients undergoing HA at 1 year post op 54% dislocation rate with mental impairment
Salem et al [10] UK, 2014 3,525 HAs over 11 years No correlation with mental impairment
Staeheli et al [11] USA, 1988 49 patients with Parkinson’s disease undergoing HA 1% dislocation rate
SURGEON FACTORS
Surgical experience
Enocson et al [12] Sweden, 2008 720 HAs in 739 patients No correlation between grades and dislocation
Unwin et al [13] UK, 1994 2906 patients undergoing HA Increased dislocation for junior grade only when using posterior approach
Salem et al [10] UK, 2014 3,525 HAs over 11 years No correlation between grades and dislocation
SURGICAL FACTORS
Implant fixation
Langslet et al
[17]
Norway, 2014 RCT: 112 cemented vs 108 uncemented No correlation between fixation and dislocation
Deangelis et al [18] USA, 2012 RCT: 274 HAs in 269 patients No correlation between fixation and dislocation
Figved et al [19] Norway, 2009 RCT: 112 cemented vs 108 over 5 years No correlation between fixation and dislocation
Weinrauch et al [20] Australia, 2006 1118 Austin Moore vs Thompson over 6 years No correlation between fixation and dislocation
Varley et al [21] UK, 2004 81 papers reviewed – 6,863 uncemented vs 4,322 cemented No correlation between fixation and dislocation
Unipolar vs Bipolar
Enocson et al [26] Sweden, 2012 427 unipolar vs 403 bipolar No correlation between articulation and dislocation
Calder et al [28] UK, 1996 RCT: 118 Monk vs 132 Thompson HAs No correlation between articulation and dislocation
Davison et al [29] UK, 2001 RCT: 90 Thompson vs 97 Monk HAs No correlation between articulation and dislocation
Raia et al [30] USA, 2003 RCT: 60 unipolar vs 55 bipolar No correlation between articulation and dislocation
Ong et al [31] USA, 2002 101 bipolar vs 180 unipolar HAs No correlation between articulation and dislocation
Paton et al [32] UK, 1989 108 unipolar vs 63 bipolar HAs No correlation between articulation and dislocation
Kanto et al [33] Finland, 2014 88 unipolar vs 87 bipolar RCT at 5 year follow up Significant unipolar dislocation rate
Anterolateral vs posterior approach
Paton et al [32] UK, 1989 78 lateral vs 93 posterior HAs Not statistically significant
Keene et al [36] UK, 1993 302 anterolateral vs 229 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach
Unwin et al [13] UK, 1994 2150 anterolateral vs 1656 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach – 3.3 vs 9%
Pajarinen et al [37] Finland, 2003 338 patients undergoing HA Increased dislocation with posterior approach
Bush et al [38] USA, 2007 375 patients undergoing HA Increased dislocation with posterior approach – 0 vs 4.5%
Biber et al [39] Germany, 2012 217 anterolateral vs 487 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach – 0.5 vs 3.9%
Abram et al [40] UK, 2015 753 anterolateral vs 54 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach – 2.1 vs 13%
Enocson et al [12] Sweden, 2008 431 anterolateral vs 305 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach – 3% vs 8.5/13% (repair/no repair)
Varley et al [41] UK, 2004 84 papers reviewed – 6,026 anterolateral vs 7,912 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach – 2.4 vs 5.1%
Rogmark et al [42] Sweden, 2014 21,206 anterolateral vs 11,999 posterior HAs Increased dislocation with posterior approach
Sierra et al [43] USA, 2006 1558 anterolateral/lateral vs 254 posterior HAs over 27 years No difference in cumulative probabilities at 1, 5, 10 and 20 years
Capsular repair vs capsulectomy
Hughes et al [46] UK, 2015 Cadaveric study of 10 hips Increased stability with capsular repair
Stem type
Bidwai et al [47] UK, 2012 766 Thompson vs 388 Exeter trauma stem No difference between stem types
OTHER FACTORS
Previous failed surgery
Roberts et al [48] UK, 2002 100 HA as revision procedure vs 730 primary HAs Increased dislocation rate following previous failed surgery – 0.8 vs 4%
Enocson et al [12] Sweden, 2008 720 HAs in 739 patients No correlation between dislocation rate and previous failed surgery
Delayed surgery
Salem et al [10] UK, 2014 3,525 patients undergoing HA over 11 years 4-fold increase with 24 hours delay/10-fold with 36 hour delay
Madanat et al [50] Finland, 2012 602 patients undergoing HA Significant risk of dislocation over 48 hours
Radiographical/anatomical factors
Ninh et al [9] USA, 2009 144 patients undergoing HA at 1 year post op Higher dislocations rate with decreased femoral offset and CEA
Madanat et al [50] Finland, 2012 602 patients undergoing HA Higher dislocation rate with decreased femoral offset and decreased CEA