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The Knee, ISSN: 1873-5800, Vol: 20, Issue: 6, Page: 384-7
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Five year survival analysis of an oxidised zirconium total knee arthroplasty
Holland, Philip; Santini, Alasdair J A; Davidson, John S; Pope, Jill AKnee
Background
Zirconium total knee arthroplasties theoretically have a low incidence of failure as they are low friction, hard wearing and hypoallergenic. We report the five year survival of 213 Profix zirconium total knee arthroplasties with a conforming all polyethylene tibial component.
Methods
Data was collected prospectively and multiple strict end points were used. SF12 and WOMAC scores were recorded pre-operatively, at three months, at twelve months, at 3 years and at 5 years.
Results
Eight patients died and six were “lost to follow-up”. The remaining 199 knees were followed up for five years. The mean WOMAC score improved from 56 to 35 and the mean SF12 physical component score improved from 28 to 34. The five year survival for failure due to implant related reasons was 99.5% (95% CI 97.4–100). This was due to one tibial component becoming loose aseptically in year zero.
Conclusions
Our results demonstrate that the Profix zirconium total knee arthroplasty has a low medium term failure rate comparable to the best implants. Further research is needed to establish if the beneficial properties of zirconium improve long term implant survival.
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