The degree of cartilage degeneration assessed intraoperatively may not be sufficient as a criterion for patellar resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, single-photon emission tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is useful for detecting osteoarthritic involvement deeper in the subchondral bone. The purpose of the study was to determine whether SPECT/CT reflected the cartilage lesion underneath the patella in patients with end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) and whether clinical outcomes after TKA without patellar resurfacing differed according to the severity of patellofemoral (PF) OA determined by visual assessment and SPECT/CT findings. This study included 206 knees which underwent TKA. The degree of cartilage degeneration was graded intraoperatively according to the International Cartilage Repair Society grading system. Subjects were classified into four groups according to the degree of bone tracer uptake (BTU) on SPECT/CT in the PF joint. The Feller's patella score and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) were assessed preoperatively and postoperative 1 and 2 years.Introduction
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Automated identification of arthroplasty implants could aid in pre-operative planning and is a task which could be facilitated through artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the performance of a deep learning system (DLS) for automated identification and classification of knee arthroplasty (KA) on radiographs. We collected 237 AP knee radiographs with equal proportions of native knees, total KA (TKA), and unicompartmental KA (UKA), as well as 274 radiographs with equal proportions of Smith & Nephew Journey and Zimmer NexGen TKAs. Data augmentation was used to increase the number of images available for DLS development. These images were used to train, validate, and test deep convolutional neural networks (DCNN) to 1) detect the presence of TKA; 2) differentiate between TKA and UKA; and 3) differentiate between the 2 TKA models. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated with area under the curve (AUC) calculated to assess test performance.Introduction
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Although total hip arthroplasty is highly successful for treatment of osteoarthrosis of hip joint, it is skill demanding surgery to perform and even more challenging in case of revision with bone defects. There are many options available for reconstruction of acetabular bony defects. Here, we evaluate the outcome of acetabular bony defect reconstructed with trabecular metal augments in short term. We performed, 22 revision total hip arthroplasties and 6 primary total hip arthroplasties (total 28 in 28 patients) using trabecular metal augments to reconstruct acetabular defect between 2011 to 2015. Out of these 28 patients, 18 were males and 10 were females. Mean age of these patients was 61.2 years (range: 46 years to 79 years). Pre-operative templating was done for all cases and need for trabecular metal augments was anticipated in all cases. All cases were classified according to Paprosky classification for acetabular bone defects. Out of 28 patients, 3 had type 2B, 1 had type 2C, 18 had type 3A and 6 had type 3B acetabular defects. Post operatively, all patients were followed at regular interval for their clinical and radiological outcome. An average follow up was 20.1 months (range: 6 months to 42.5 months). We assessed clinical outcome in the form of Herris hip score (HHS) and radiological outcomes in form of osteolysis in acetabular zones and osseointegration, according to the criteria of Moore. The average Harris hip score (HHS) was improved from 58.0 preoperatively to 87.2 postoperatively. The average degree of cup abduction at the final follow up was 44.29. The centre of rotation of the hip joint was corrected from average 38.90mm (range: 22.15mm to 66.35mm) above the inter-teardrop line preoperatively to average 23.85mm (range: 11.82mm to 37.69mm) above the inter-teardrop line postoperatively. Out of 28 patients, 18 patients had three or more signs of osseointegration, according to the criteria of Moore, at the time of final follow up. Rest of patients, had one or two signs of osseointegration (5 patients had one sign and 5 patients had two signs). We had no patient with migration or loosening of acetabular components. No patient has osteolysis of acetabulum in any zone. Trabecular metal augments provide good initial stability to acetabular cup as well as helpful to bring down the centre of rotation of the hip joint within limit of 35mm above the inter-teardrop line. They also facilitate osseointegration. Our study showed that the results of the trabecular metal augments in reconstruction of acetabular bony defects were successful even in short term. However, long term study is required for better evaluation.
Hip simulator studies with ceramic-on-metal (COM) predicted less wear than metal-on-metal (MOM: Isaac. 2009). While clinical evidence is scant, two COM case reports described pseudotumors with adverse cup positioning (Deshmukh 2012, Koper 2014). It would appear that our Korean case report is the first to describe pseudotumor formation in well-positioned COM arthroplasty and including detailed failure analysis. A 50-year old female (active salesperson) had bilateral avascular necrosis of her femoral heads. A left metal-on-polyethylene (MPE) hip was performed at outside institution in 2003. At our 3-yrs evaluation, radiographs showed well-functioning MPE hip. Five years later she complained of gradual left-hip pain (2011). Radiographs and CT scan demonstrated wear, osteolysis and loosening of both components. The revision in 2011 was by COM (Fig. 1), using S-ROM stem/sleeve, 36mm ceramic head (Biolox-delta), a CoCr liner and 54mm shell (Pinnacle: Depuy Inc). Cup inclination and anteversion were considered appropriate at 45° and 20° respectively; femoral anteversion of 15° was also appropriate. At 1-yr follow-up patient complained of mild discomfort in left COM hip (2012). Range of motion was painless and normal. Examination revealed a soft, non-tender swelling (2×3cm) in left inguinal region with no inflammation and radiographs were normal (Fig. 1a). One month later the patient complained of left hip pain, the previously noted swelling had increased in size, and she started to limp. Radiographs showed cup migration with increased inclination. CT scans showed a circumscribed lesion extending into iliopsoas region (Fig 2). Serum cobalt and chromium levels were high at 2.4 and 22.5µg/ L, respectively. At revision the pseudotumor and surrounding inflamed synovium was excised. The cystic soft-tissue swelling (stained black) extended into the joint (Fig. 2a). The ceramic head showed a large “black stripe” across the dome (Fig 2b). The cup was loose while the femoral stem was well fixed. Operative cultures of soft tissues and joint fluid were negative for infection while histopathology was consistent for metallosis (Fig. 3). Aggressive debridement was carried out, acetabular defects were filled with bone graft. Revision incorporated 32mm ceramic head (Biolox-delta), highly cross-linked liner and 52mm trabecular-metal shell (Depuy). Functionally the patient has continued to improve. By 6 months, serum ion concentrations decreased to Co:1.3 and Cr:2.54µg/ L with most recent ion levels lower still (Co:0.66 and Cr:0.42µg/ L). Ceramic head surfaces showed normal wear appearance. The large gray stripe identified on the highly polished dome contained Co and Cr metal-transfer from the CoCr liner (Fig. 2b). Thin gray stripes on equatorial head regions (x4 rougher than dome) represented contamination by Ti, Al and V, typical of adverse impingement against Ti6Al4V neck (Clarke 2013). There was a 100–150um defect on rim of CoCr liner as a result of impingement. Cup out-of-roundness was 476um compared to only 7um for ceramic head, thus cup wear dominated at 25–30mm3 volume. This case report was illustrative of the unpredictable and seldom diagnosed risk of habitual cup-to-neck impingement and the risk of relying on pristine simulator studies to predict outcomes in novel THA bearings.
This meta-analysis was designed to evaluate the effects of computer navigation on blood conservation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by comparing postoperative blood loss and need for allogenic blood transfusion in patients undergoing computer navigation and conventional primary TKAs. Studies were included in this meta-analysis if they compared change in haemoglobin concentration before and after surgery, postoperative blood loss via drainage or calculated total blood loss, and/or allogenic blood transfusion rate following TKA using computer navigation and conventional methods. For all comparisons, odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for binary outcomes, while mean difference and 95 % CI were calculated for continuous outcomes.Purpose
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Hospital systems have recently instituted early systemic sepsis recognition systems, where vital signs and laboratory findings are monitored and automatically alert providers to potential sepsis. Although there are very few reports evaluating the use of sepsis alert systems outside of the emergency room or intensive care unit, many hospital systems have made the decision to apply the sepsis alarm protocols to all inpatients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if an alarm system using systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria is a valuable tool to predict systemic sepsis in the immediate postoperative period (POD#0–4) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). 10,791 primary and revision TJA patients at one institution, from 2010–2014, were retrospectively reviewed for positive SIRS criteria on each hospital day from the date of surgery to postoperative day four (POD#4). SIRS criteria included temperature > 38°C or < 36°C, heart rate > 90 beats per minute, respiratory rate > 20 breaths per minute, and white blood cell (WBC) > 12,000/mm3 or < 4,000/mm3. Additionally, hospital coding data was cross-referenced to identify patients who were diagnosed with systemic sepsis within 10 days after having a TJA.Aim
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Most of revision TKA needs bone reconstruction. The success of revision TKA depends on how well the bone reconstruction can be done. The method of reconstruction includes bone cementing, metal augmentation, allogenic bone graft, APC and tumor prosthesis, etc. In moderate to severe bone defect, allograft is needed. However, allogenic bone graft is surgically demanding and needs long operation time, which is very risky to the elderly patients. The authors revised an alternative method of bone defect reconstruction using cementing method with multiple screws augmentation. There were 12 cases of patients with large defect which could not be reconstructed with metal augment from April 2012 to April 2014. The authors performed 3 to 5 screws fixation on the defect site. Sclerotic bone is prepared with burring for better cementing. 3 ∼ 5 screws according to the size of defect. The length of screw fixation was determined as deep to the bone until stable fixation just beneath the implant. When drilling for the screw insertion, intramedullary guide is put into the medullary canal so as not to interfere with implant insertion. The defect is filled with cement during prosthesis fixation. Weight bearing was permitted on postoperative 3rd day, as usual manner of primary TKA.Purpose
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C-reactive protein(CRP) Used as screening test for acute periprosthetic joint infection has high sensitivity and low specificity. So there are many reasons except acute infection after total knee arthroplasty to elevate CRP level but it is unclear what reasons exactly were concerned. We therefore performed this study to determine the Causes of elevated CRP level in the early-postoperative period after primary total knee arthroplasty. Between 2005 and 2013, 502 patients undergone primary total knee arthroplasty were included. We excluded patients performed total knee arthroplasty with inflammatory arthritis and revision total knee arthroplasty, We measured the serial CRP levels in the all cases and then found cases with CRP level show elevation-depression-elevation pattern(bimodal graph) or >23.5mg/dl. We analyzed causes of elevated CRP level of thatObjectives
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical outcomes and and radiological findings of primary total hip arthroplasty(THA) performed by using cemented polished femoral stem. We retrospectively reviewed 91 hips (84 patients) that had undergone primary THA with cemented polished femoral stem after follow-up more than 10 years. The mean age at surgery was 57 years old (47 to 75). Mean follow up period was 12. 8 years(10.1 to 14). Clinical evaluation was performed using Harris hip score. The radiographic evaluation was performed in terms of the cementing technique, including of subsidence within the cement mantle, radiolucent lines at the cement-bone or cement-stem interface, cortical hypertrophy, and calcar resorption.Purpose
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