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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 101-B, Issue 11 | Pages 1348 - 1355
1 Nov 2019
In vivo wear measurement in a modern total knee arthroplasty with model-based radiostereometric analysis
Gascoyne T Parashin S Teeter M Bohm E Laende E Dunbar M Turgeon T
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Aims

A retrospective study was conducted to measure short-term in vivo linear and volumetric wear of polyethylene (PE) inserts in 101 total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients using model-based radiostereometric analysis (MBRSA).

Patients and Methods

Nonweightbearing supine RSA exams were performed postoperatively and at six, 12, and 24 months. Weightbearing standing RSA exams were performed on select patients at 12 and 24 months. Wear was measured both linearly (joint space) and volumetrically (digital model overlap) at each available follow-up. Precision of both methods was assessed by comparing double RSA exams. Patient age, sex, body mass index, and Oxford Knee Scores were analyzed for any association with PE wear.

The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 100-B, Issue 12 | Pages 1579 - 1584
1 Dec 2018
The assessment of the stability of the tibial component of a novel knee arthroplasty system using radiostereometric analysis
Turgeon TR Gascoyne TC Laende EK Dunbar MJ Bohm ER Richardson CG
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The introduction of a novel design of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) must achieve outcomes at least as good as existing designs. A novel design of TKA with a reducing radius of the femoral component and a modified cam-post articulation has been released and requires assessment of the fixation to bone. Radiostereometric analysis (RSA) of the components within the first two postoperative years has been shown to be predictive of medium- to long-term fixation. The aim of this study was to assess the stability of the tibial component of this system during this period of time using RSA.

Patients and Methods

A cohort of 30 patients underwent primary, cemented TKA using the novel posterior stabilized fixed-bearing (ATTUNE) design. There was an even distribution of men and women (15:15). The mean age of the patients was 64 years (sd 8) at the time of surgery; their mean body mass index (BMI) was 35.4 kg/m2 (sd 7.9). RSA was used to assess the stability of the tibial component at 6, 12, and 24 months compared with a six-week baseline examination. Patient-reported outcome measures were also assessed.