Migration of all-polyethylene compared with metal-backed tibial components in cemented total knee arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - With a rapidly increasing population in need of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), there is renewed interest in cost-saving all-polyethylene designs. Differences between metal-backed and all-polyethylene designs in initial component migration assessed by radiostereometric analysis (RSA), a proven predictor for late aseptic loosening, have been scantily reported. The purpose of this study was to compare implant migration and clinical outcomes of all-polyethylene tibial components versus metal-backed trays of similar geometrical shape. Patients and methods - In this randomized controlled trial, 59 patients received a cemented Triathlon condylar-stabilizing implant (Stryker, Mahwah, NJ, USA) with either an all-polyethylene (n = 29) or a metal-backed tibial component (n =

SUBMITTER: Van Hamersveld KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066763 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature