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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 99-B, Issue 6 | Pages 793 - 798
1 Jun 2017
Anderson FL Koch CN Elpers ME Wright TM Haas SB Heyse TJ

Aims

We sought to establish whether an oxidised zirconium (OxZr) femoral component causes less loss of polyethylene volume than a cobalt alloy (CoCr) femoral component in total knee arthroplasty.

Materials and Methods

A total of 20 retrieved tibial inserts that had articulated with OxZr components were matched with 20 inserts from CoCr articulations for patient age, body mass index, length of implantation, and revision diagnosis. Changes in dimensions of the articular surfaces were compared with those of pristine inserts using laser scanning. The differences in volume between the retrieved and pristine surfaces of the two groups were calculated and compared.