RESULTS The meta- analysis did not reveal any effect of the type of acetabular component fixation on either survivorship or revision rate .
The preference for cementless acetabular components on the basis of improved survivorship is not supported by the published evidence .
Although concerns regarding aseptic loosening of cemented acetabular components may have led North American surgeons toward the nearly exclusive use of cementless acetabular components , the available literature suggests that the fixation of cemented acetabular components is more reliable than that of cementless components beyond the first postoperative decade
BACKGROUND The use of cementless acetabular components in total hip arthroplasty has gained popularity over the past decade .
Most total hip arthroplasties being performed in North America currently use cementless acetabular components .
The objective of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to compare the survivorship and revision rate of cemented and cementless acetabular components utilized in total hip arthroplasty .
Results of Porous-Coated Anatomic Total Hip Arthroplasty without Cement at Fifteen Years: A Concise Follow-up of a Previous Report*
Abstract : The purpose of this study was to up date the results of a prospect i ve series of primary cementless total hip arthroplasties  after a minimum of fifteen years of follow-up . It is one of the first studies of cementless total hip arthroplasties followed for a minimum of fifteen years . One hundred consecutive Porous Coated Anatomic ( PCA ) total hip replacements were implanted between October 1983 and January 1986 . Fifty-five patients ( sixty-four hips ) that were alive at a minimum of fifteen years postoperatively are the focus of the present study . At this time of follow-up , at an average of 15.6 years ( range , fifteen to seventeen years ) after the total hip arthroplasty , 17 % ( seventeen hips ) of the entire cohort and 23 % ( fifteen hips ) of the living cohort had undergone revision because of loosening of the acetabular component or osteolysis . Seven percent ( seven hips ) of the entire cohort and 6 % ( four hips ) of the living cohort had undergone revision for loosening of the femoral component or osteolysis . Only four femoral stems had been revised for isolated loosening ( without osteolysis).The  PCA femoral component proved to be durable at a minimum of fifteen years postoperatively , while the acetabular component was less durable . Level of Evidence : Therapeutic study , Level IV ( case series [ no , or historical , control group ] ) . See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence
RESULTS The meta- analysis did not reveal any effect of the type of acetabular component fixation on either survivorship or revision rate .
The preference for cementless acetabular components on the basis of improved survivorship is not supported by the published evidence .
Although concerns regarding aseptic loosening of cemented acetabular components may have led North American surgeons toward the nearly exclusive use of cementless acetabular components , the available literature suggests that the fixation of cemented acetabular components is more reliable than that of cementless components beyond the first postoperative decade
BACKGROUND The use of cementless acetabular components in total hip arthroplasty has gained popularity over the past decade .
Most total hip arthroplasties being performed in North America currently use cementless acetabular components .
The objective of this systematic review and meta- analysis was to compare the survivorship and revision rate of cemented and cementless acetabular components utilized in total hip arthroplasty .