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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 92-B, Issue SUPP_I | Pages 15 - 15
1 Mar 2010
Colwell CW Hozack WJ Mesko JW D’Antonio JA Bierbaum BE Capello WN Jaffe WL Mai KT
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Purpose: Dislocation is one of the most common complications following total hip arthroplasty (THA), with rates reported between 1% and 3%, but as high as 6% using a posterior approach with metal on polyethylene bearing surfaces. The purpose of this study was to assess the dislocation rates in ceramic-on-ceramic THAs.

Method: Primary ceramic-on-ceramic (Stryker Orthopaedics) THAs performed at 9 institutions from October 1996 through July 2005 were included in the study (1635 hips in 1485 patients). Sixty-one percent were male. The average age was 52 years (range 15–83). Osteoarthritis was the leading reason for surgical intervention (86%). A posterior approach and 32 mm or 36 mm femoral head was used in the majority of patients (90%). Patients returned for routine clinical examination or were contacted by telephone to assess for dislocations at a minimum of one year (average three years) after surgery.

Results: Of the 1635 ceramic-on-ceramic THAs performed, there were 18 dislocations (1.1%). Of these, 15 were 32 mm femoral heads; 3 were 28 mm; none were 36 mm. The majority of dislocations occurred within 3 months after surgery (72%). Closed reduction was successful in 17 hips with one requiring a revision.

Conclusion: A low rate of dislocations in ceramic-on-ceramic THAs occurred in this study (1.1%). Compared with reported metal-on-polyethylene bearing surfaces, the ceramic-on-ceramic articulation design appears to have fewer dislocations. Other factors associated with this low dislocation rate may be decreased femoral neck diameters and/or larger average femoral head size in patients receiving the ceramic-on-ceramic design. These results will need to be compared with contemporary THA using different articular surfaces.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 90-B, Issue SUPP_I | Pages 163 - 163
1 Mar 2008
Lee GY Srivastava A Pulido P D’Lima DD Colwell CW
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The Omnifit-HA femoral component has shown excellent results in early and mid-term industry sponsored multi-center clinical trials. To validate these results, an independent cohort of patients was followed prospectively for an average of ten years.

The senior author performed 103 consecutiveuncemented primary total hip arthroplasties in 89 patients from July 1991 to December 1996. The components implanted were the Omnifit-HA femoral stem and the Omnifit PSL porous coated acetabular shell. The cohort, with a mean ageat the time of the index procedure of 52 ± 9 years, was comprised of 45females and 58 males. The mean follow up was 10.3 years (range 7.3 – 12.7years). Two independent observers who were not part of the surgical team performed clinical and radiographic evaluations.

The senior author performed 103 consecutiveuncemented primary total hip arthroplasties in 89 patients from July 1991 to December 1996. The components implanted were the Omnifit-HA femoral stem and the Omnifit PSL porous coated acetabular shell. The cohort, with a mean ageat the time of the index procedure of 52 ± 9 years, was comprised of 45females and 58 males. The mean follow up was 10.3 years (range 7.3 – 12.7years). Two independent observers who were not part of the surgical team performed clinical and radiographic evaluations.

The Omnifit-HA femoral component continues to show excellent clinical results as indicated by the multi-center trials. This is the first study to report 10-year follow up by an independent surgeon. Despite the younger mean age, relatively high polyethylene wear, and 10% rate of lysis in the acetabulum, the femoral stem had a 100%survivorship. This supports the theory that proximal circumferential bone in growth affords protection against the migration of wear debris along the femoral stem.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 90-B, Issue SUPP_I | Pages 162 - 162
1 Mar 2008
D’Lima DD Patil S Steklov N Colwell CW
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Complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKR) such as malalignment, instability, subluxation, excessive wear, and loosening have been attributed to poor soft-tissue balance. Traditional approaches for soft-tissue balance involve static measurements in full extension and at 90° flexion. A trial prosthesis instrumented with force transducers was used to measure soft-tissue balance through the entire range of flexion.

The trial prosthesis was instrumented with four force transducers, one at each corner of the tibial tray, and was implanted in four cadaver knees and four patients intra-operatively. Tibial forces were recorded during passive knee flexion after the tibial and femoral bone cuts were made and again after soft-tissue balance was achieved using standard techniques.

In all eight knees measurable imbalance was initially recorded. The differences in forces were a mean of 18 N (range, 6 to 72) mediolateral and a mean of 26 N (range, 13 to 108) anteroposterior. After a routine procedure of soft-tissue balancing, the mean imbalance between the transducers was reduced by 62 % to 87 % (p < 0.05). However, even the knees that appeared perfectly balanced at 0° and 90° flexion, some imbalance occurred [mean 22 N (range, 2 to 34)] at flexion angles other than 0° and 90°.

Soft-tissue balance in TKR remains a complex concept. Even after accurate static balancing was achieved in extension and 90° flexion, dynamic measurements revealed discrepancies in mid flexion, which may explain the wide variation in knee kinematics reported after TKR and in the reported incidences of mid-flexion knee instability. Computer-aided surgical navigation systems can increase the precision and accuracy of component alignment. However, these systems cannot directly address soft-tissue balance and knee tightness. An instrumented tibial prosthesis could be a useful adjunct to enhance the value of these navigation tools.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 88-B, Issue 9 | Pages 1265 - 1266
1 Sep 2006
COLWELL CW


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 86-B, Issue SUPP_IV | Pages 426 - 426
1 Apr 2004
Browne C Hermida JC Bergula AP Colwell CW D’Lima DD
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Quadriceps moment arm is one of the factors determining quadriceps force. Total knee arthroplasty designs with larger quadriceps moment arms should generate less quadriceps and patellofemoral forces. A study was conducted to measure knee kinematics, quadriceps and patellofemoral forces in two knee designs with differing centers of rotation. In addition, the effect of a central dome-shaped versus a medialized patella component was determined. Six human cadaver knees were tested before implantation and after sequential implantation with two posterior cruciate retaining designs: Scorpio and Control. The quadriceps moment arm of the Scorpio design was 1 cm longer than that of the Control design. Knee kinematics was measured with an eletromagnetic tracking device while the knee was put through dynamic simulated stair climbing under peak flexion moments of 40 N-m. Quadriceps tension and patellofemoral compressive and shear forces were measured for both conditions and for the central and medialized patella components. The normal unimplanted condition showed increasing rollback with flexion while both implanted conditions displayed relatively less rollback. Overall, quadriceps tension was highest in the unimplanted condition and lowest in the Scorpio condition. The Scorpio design showed a 10-20% reduction in quadriceps tension at angles greater than 40° when compared to the Control design. Patellofemoral forces were also significantly reduced in the Scorpio design when compared to Control. There were no differences noted between the central and medialized patella component. The Scorpio design, with its more posterior center of rotation, reduced quadriceps tension and patellofemoral forces. Reduced quadriceps forces may facilitate postoperative rehabilitation and activities such as stair climbing. Reduction in patellofemoral forces could reduce patellar complications such as anterior knee pain, component wear and loosening. These results are currently undergoing validation with a prospective clinical study.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 86-B, Issue SUPP_IV | Pages 426 - 426
1 Apr 2004
Hermida JC Bergula AP Chen PC Colwell CW D’Lima DD
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Polyethylene (PE) wear affects survivorship in the long term while dislocation remains a significant factor in the short term. Increasing head size can reduce impingement and dislocation. However, this increases wear rates and reduces the net thickness of the liner. Several reports have demonstrated significant reduction in wear in cross-linked PE. This study reports wear rates in crosslinked PE liners with increased head size. Four groups of PE liners were tested against cobalt-chrome heads in a hip wear simulator: highly crosslinked liners with head size 28mm (28XPE) and 32mm (32XPE), and minimally crosslinked liners with head size 28mm (28PE) and 32mm (32PE). Additional liners were used as load-soak controls to monitor weight gain due to fluid absorption. Gravimetric analysis was performed every 500,000 cycles for a total of 5,000,000 cycles. 28PE and 32PE liners had mean wear rates of 12.5(±1.0) and 17.45 (±2.6) mg/million cycles. Both highly crosslinked PE liners (28XPE and 32XPE) had significant less wear rates that regular polyethylene 1.49 (±0.72) and 2.55 (±0.19) mg/million cycles respectively. Increasing head size resulted in increased wear, which is consistent with previous reports. Highly crosslinked PE significantly reduced wear rates in both head sizes. Although there was a small increase in wear in the 32XPE group compared to the 28XPE group, wear was significantly less than both 32PE and 28PE groups. These encouraging results suggest that a dual benefit (reduced wear and reduced dislocation rate) might be achieved using 32XPE liners. Further studies that evaluate fatigue damage, crack propagation and impingement are necessary.