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The Knee, ISSN: 0968-0160, Vol: 29, Page: 86-94
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In vivo comparison of rotating platform and fixed bearing knee replacements during lunge and pivot activities
Kefala, Vasiliki; Shelburne, Kevin B; Mannen, Erin M; Dennis, Douglas A; Haas, Brian D; Rullkoetter, Paul JKnee
Background
The objective of this study was to discover whether notable differences in mobile and fixed-bearing kinematics occur during activity that promotes tibial rotation, and to compare these results with normal healthy kinematics. We hypothesized that rotating-platform knee replacements would exhibit greater rotation of the tibia relative to the fixed-bearing knee replacements.
Materials and Methods
The in vivo motion of the tibia relative to the femur was measured in subjects with posterior stabilized fixed-bearing (FB) and rotating-platform (RP) total knee arthroplasties using a high-speed stereo radiography system during a lunge and gait with a change in direction (pivot).
Results
The in vivo internal/external (IE) rotation and anterior/posterior translation of the tibia relative to the femur was similar between mobile and fixed-bearing total knee prostheses during two activities of daily living that included an activity that challenged tibial IE rotation. Measurements of IE rotation in participants with RP had higher variability and significantly greater range between maximum internal and external rotation compared with FB participants. The greater amount of variability of RP was not unlike the healthy knee.
Conclusion
The pattern of IE rotation and AP translation for both RP and FB designs were similar to healthy kinematics but with less IE rotation. The RP implants more closely replicated the asymmetrical posterior condylar translation and range of IE rotation of the healthy knee during activity that challenged tibial IE rotation.
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