Postoperative squeaking in ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty is a recently emerging phenomenon. We performed a meta-analysis of published data to examine patient and procedural risk factors. Twelve studies (6137 patients, total) were analyzed, with 150 patients (2.4%) complaining of squeaking. The only significant patient risk factor was increasing body mass index (P = .03, n = 2957). There was no significance found with patient age, sex, height, weight, or procedural laterality for squeak incidence. For implant type, the presence of a Stryker Accolade femoral stem (beta-titanium; Stryker Orthopedics, Mahwah, NJ) was significantly found to increase squeak (P < .0001, n = 4654). The presence of a raised metallic lip on the acetabular component was not found to be associated with squeak. Acetabular cup position was also not found to have a significant bearing on the incidence of squeaking.





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