Abstract:Objective To compare the pre- and post-operative changes in femoral anatomy: neckshaft angle, femoral anteversion, and femoral offset after insertion of a nonmodular femoral component and the influence of the postoperative changes in hip anatomy on functional outcome and pain. Methods Fiftyfive patients with total hip arthroplasty (THA) from 2011 to 2014 were recruited in the study and followed up for one year. The basic data of the patients were collected. All patients underwent pre- and post-operative three dimensional CT scanning of the hip. The pre- and post-operative neck–shaft angle, offset, hip centre of rotation, femoral anteversion, and stem alignment were measured. Functional assessment (Harris hip score) and pain score (visual analogical score) were evaluated before surgery and 1 year after operation. The relationships of the post-operative anatomical changes with postoperative outcome were evaluated by sub-group analysis. All data were analyzed by SPSS 20.0. Results A total of 44 patients were followed up with the mean age of (65.3 ± 7.0) years. They all underwent pre- and post-operative three dimensional CT scanning of the hip.The mean post-operative neck–shaft angle [(131.0 ± 2.1)°] was significantly larger than the pre-operative one [(128.8 ± 6.2)°, P < 0.05]. The mean pre-operative anteversion was (24.9 ± 8.0)° and reduced to (7.4 ± 7.3)° after operation (P < 0.05). The post-operative changes had no influence on hip function and pain. Conclusions Using a standard uncemented femoral component, high pre- and post-operative variability of femoral anteversion and neck-shaft angles is found with a significant decrease of the post-operative anteversion and a slight increase of the neck-shaft angle, which have no impact on clinical outcome.