To present the long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of the Genesis I posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty (TKA) (Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Memphis, TN, USA) (one of the first designed with an asymmetric tibial tray).
Prospectively collected data from 117 cemented TKAs performed on 95 patients were evaluated using this design, with a mean follow-up of 21.5 years (range, 18–26). Failures, complication rates, and clinical (both subjective and objective) and radiological outcomes were assessed for all patients.
Seven failures occurred (wear and structural failure of the polyethylene insert) and six revision surgeries were performed at a mean of 10 years (range, three to 14) from the index operation. No revision of either the femoral or tibial components for aseptic loosening was performed. Survivorship analysis showed a cumulative success rate of 93.53% (95% CI, 92.75–94.32%) at 20 and 25 years, with revision for any reason as an end point. All patients showed a statistically significant improvement (P = 0.001) in the Knee Society and Oxford knee rating scores.
This study demonstrated satisfactory long-term clinical outcomes for this TKA design, with revisions being related to polyethylene wear structural failure.