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The Journal of Arthroplasty, Volume 35, Issue 10, 3031 - 3037
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Metaphyseal Stem Extension Improves Tibial Stability in Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty
Morwood, Michael P. et al.Knee
Background
The goal was to determine if the addition of a metaphyseal stem extension limits micromotion of a cementless tibial component during cyclic loading in primary total knee arthroplasty. The hypothesis tested was that the use of a 50-mm stem extension on a cementless tibial component would limit motion compared with an identical cementless component without a stem extension.
Methods
The study used 3 variations of a tibial component from the same total knee arthroplasty system. Group 1 consisted of a cementless tibial component without a stem extension. Group 2 used the same cementless component as group 1, but with the addition of a short 50-mm stem. Group 3 consisted of a cemented tibial component without a stem extension to serve as a “control” (gold standard). The tibial specimens were implanted into a synthetic bone model and tested using a physiological medial-lateral 60/40 load distribution for 5000 cycles.
Results
The results demonstrated a significant decrease in motion at the anterior region of the cementless stem extension (group 2) components compared with the cementless with no stem extension (group 1). The cementless with stem extension (group 2) demonstrated similar results at all cycles to the cemented (group 3) components at the anterior region.
Conclusion
The addition of a short metaphyseal stem (50mm) to a keel plus 4-peg tibial component design provides a significant reduction in micromotion during cyclic loading of a cementless tibial baseplate in a synthetic foam bone model, similar to a cemented implant.
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