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Hall TAG, Cegla F, van Arkel RJ. Passive Biotelemetric Detection of Tibial Debonding in Wireless Battery-Free Smart Knee Implants. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:1696. [PMID: 38475232 DOI: 10.3390/s24051696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
Aseptic loosening is the dominant failure mechanism in contemporary knee replacement surgery, but diagnostic techniques are poorly sensitive to the early stages of loosening and poorly specific in delineating aseptic cases from infections. Smart implants have been proposed as a solution, but incorporating components for sensing, powering, processing, and communication increases device cost, size, and risk; hence, minimising onboard instrumentation is desirable. In this study, two wireless, battery-free smart implants were developed that used passive biotelemetry to measure fixation at the implant-cement interface of the tibial components. The sensing system comprised of a piezoelectric transducer and coil, with the transducer affixed to the superior surface of the tibial trays of both partial (PKR) and total knee replacement (TKR) systems. Fixation was measured via pulse-echo responses elicited via a three-coil inductive link. The instrumented systems could detect loss of fixation when the implants were partially debonded (+7.1% PKA, +32.6% TKA, both p < 0.001) and fully debonded in situ (+6.3% PKA, +32.5% TKA, both p < 0.001). Measurements were robust to variations in positioning of the external reader, soft tissue, and the femoral component. With low cost and small form factor, the smart implant concept could be adopted for clinical use, particularly for generating an understanding of uncertain aseptic loosening mechanisms.
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- Thomas A G Hall
- Biomechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Non-Destructive Evaluation Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Biomechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Tian Y, Jiang Y, Feng B, Zhao T, Cai W, Dong Y, Zhao Q. Can 99mTc-MDP-SPECT/CT Differentiate Loosening and Infection After Hip and Knee Replacements? Indian J Orthop 2024; 58:316-322. [PMID: 38425818 PMCID: PMC10899129 DOI: 10.1007/s43465-024-01095-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Background Prosthetic loosening and infection are still common complications after joint replacement. Over the past few years, single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography (SPECT/CT) was widely used and showed unique value based on the combination of anatomic and metabolic information of foci. However, its performance in differentiating between prosthetic loosening and periprosthetic infection after joint replacement is still the focus of clinicians and deserves further investigation. Purpose This retrospective study was aimed to determine whether bone scintigraphy combined with SPECT/CT still can differentiate prosthetic infection from loosening in patients after joint replacement. The differential efficacy in hip and knee prosthesis was also analyzed. Blood biomarkers for the diagnosis of periprosthetic infection were also evaluated. Patients and methods Data sets of 74 prosthetic joints (including knees and hips), with suspected prosthetic loosening or infection between 2015 and 2021, were evaluated. Besides the results of nuclear imaging, X-ray images and serum biomarker were also recorded. Telephone follow-up and revision surgery after SPECT/CT were used as a gold standard. The sensitivity and accuracy of different imaging modalities were calculated by Chi-square test. The diagnostic efficacy of imaging methods and serum biomarkers were then analyzed by the area under curve (receiver operating characteristic curves, ROC) in SPSS 26. Results In all, 47 joints (14 knees and 33 hips) were confirmed as aseptic loosening, while 25 joints (18 knees and 7 hips) were confirmed as infection. The sensitivity and accuracy of SPECT combined with SPECT/CT imaging were the highest (92.86% and 87.84%, respectively). The differential efficacy of bone scintigraphy combined with SPECT/CT imaging was also better than any other single imaging modality. In the analysis of involved prosthesis, prosthetic loosening occurred more in hip prosthesis and knee prosthesis was easily infected (P < 0.05). Finally, the sensitivity of ESR and CRP were 80% and 84%, respectively. Conclusions Bone scintigraphy with hybrid SPECT/CT remains encouraging in differentiating prosthetic infection from loosening after joint replacement. The diagnostic efficacy of differentiation in hip prosthesis was better than knee. Serum biomarkers cannot be used alone to differentiate prosthetic infection from loosening.
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- Yaxin Tian
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
- First School of Clinical Medicine of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
- First School of Clinical Medicine of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
- First School of Clinical Medicine of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
- First School of Clinical Medicine of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
- First School of Clinical Medicine of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
- First School of Clinical Medicine of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China
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Walker EA, Fox MG, Blankenbaker DG, French CN, Frick MA, Hanna TN, Jawetz ST, Onks C, Said N, Stensby JD, Beaman FD. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Imaging After Total Knee Arthroplasty: 2023 Update. J Am Coll Radiol 2023; 20:S433-S454. [PMID: 38040463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Total knee arthroplasty is the most commonly performed joint replacement procedure in the United States. This manuscript will discuss the recommended imaging modalities for six clinical variants; 1. follow-up of symptomatic or asymptomatic patients with a total knee arthroplasty. Initial imaging, 2. Suspected infection after total knee arthroplasty. Additional imaging following radiographs, 3. Pain after total knee arthroplasty. Infection excluded. Suspect aseptic loosening or osteolysis or instability. Additional imaging following radiographs, 4. Pain after total knee arthroplasty. Suspect periprosthetic or hardware fracture. Additional imaging following radiographs, 5. Pain after total knee arthroplasty. Measuring component rotation. Additional imaging following radiographs, and 6. Pain after total knee arthroplasty. Suspect periprosthetic soft-tissue abnormality unrelated to infection, including quadriceps or patellar tendinopathy. Additional imaging following radiographs. The American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed annually by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and revision process support the systematic analysis of the medical literature from peer reviewed journals. Established methodology principles such as Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation or GRADE are adapted to evaluate the evidence. The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User Manual provides the methodology to determine the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures for specific clinical scenarios. In those instances where peer reviewed literature is lacking or equivocal, experts may be the primary evidentiary source available to formulate a recommendation.
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- Eric A Walker
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; Committee on Emergency Radiology-GSER
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- Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Primary care physician
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Anzola LK, Hernandez N, Rodriguez LF, Sanguino G, Martinez E, Lopez R, Moreno S, Prill R, Mut F, Rasch H, Hirschmann M. The role of SPECT/CT in painful, noninfected knees after knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis-a diagnostic test accuracy review. J Orthop Surg Res 2023; 18:223. [PMID: 36945001 PMCID: PMC10031962 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-03687-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this systematic review was to present the current evidence on the clinical use of single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) in the evaluation of noninfected painful knees after knee arthroplasty. METHODS Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, Ovid, Scopus, Science Direct and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched from database inception to May 2022 following the PRISMA guidelines. As a primary outcome, we defined the role of SPECT/CT in the diagnostic approach to noninfected painful knee arthroplasty; as a secondary objective, we described the noninfection-related factors linked to painful knee arthroplasty. Pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, diagnostic odds ratio values and other indicators were calculated; receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis results and a summary of the areas under the curve (AUCs) from the included studies were reported. A Fagan plot, likelihood ratio plot and Deeks' funnel plot were generated and analysed. Methodological quality was assessed using the QUADAS-2 tool, and the certainty of evidence was assessed by the GRADE approach. RESULTS A total of 493 publications were identified, of which eight met the inclusion criteria, with a final pooled sample size of 308 patients. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of SPECT/CT in diagnosing the source of pain in painful knee prostheses were 0.86 (95% CI: 0.75-0.93) and 0.90 (95% CI: 0.79-0.96), respectively, with pooled +LR and -LR values of 8.9 (95% CI: 4.11-19.19) and 0.15 (95% CI: 0.09-0.28). The pooled diagnostic odds ratio was 57.35, and the area under the curve was 0.94. SPECT/CT highly accurately identified different sources of pain, such as loosening of the prosthetic components, patellofemoral overloading, instability, malalignment of the components and degeneration of the patellofemoral compartment. The confidence of the estimates was moderate according to the GRADE approach. CONCLUSION With demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity, as a diagnostic tool, SPECT/CT can identify the source of pain in painful knees after knee arthroplasty, particularly in cases of loosening, patellofemoral disorders and component malalignment (level of evidence III). These findings have significant clinical repercussions, such as in changing the initial diagnosis, identifying or excluding different causes of painful knee arthroplasties, guiding subsequent treatment and positively impacting the final clinical outcome. We moderately recommend the use of SPECT/CT for identifying the source of pain after knee arthroplasty according to the GRADE assessment. This review was preregistered in Prospero under code CRD42022320457.
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- Luz Kelly Anzola
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Clinica Reina Sofia, Bogota, Colombia.
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Clinica Colombia, Bogota, Colombia.
- Fundacion Universitaria Sanitas Nuclear Medicine Postgraduate Program, Bogota, Colombia.
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- Fundacion Universitaria Sanitas Nuclear Medicine Postgraduate Program, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinica Reina Sofia, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinica Reina Sofia, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinica Reina Sofia, Bogota, Colombia
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- Clinical Epidemiologist, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
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- Center of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Brandenburg/Havel, Brandenburg Medical School Theodore Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Italiano, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institute for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kantonsspital Baselland, 4101, Bruderholz, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland, 4101, Bruderholz, Switzerland
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BACKGROUND Aseptic loosening is one of the most common reasons for revision in knee arthroplasty. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial, and early diagnosis is necessary to initiate appropriate therapy and to avoid serious complications, such as substantial bone loss or even periprosthetic fractures. OBJECTIVES This paper describes the current standard in the diagnosis of aseptic loosening in total knee arthroplasty. Sensitivity and specificity of the individual diagnostic procedures are presented, and other causes for differential diagnoses of painful total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are discussed. RESULTS In the case of suspected loosening in TKA, infection diagnostics should be performed to rule out periprosthetic infection, as this is crucial in terms of surgical strategy. The gold standard in diagnosing aseptic loosening is conventional radiography. Radiolucent lines at the cement-bone or metal-cement interface of more than 2 mm or increasing in translucency, migration of components, and cement fractures are obvious signs of loosening. Artifact-reduced computed tomography can bring additional information regarding periprosthetic osteolysis. A single bone scan is not reliable in diagnosing aseptic loosening, especially in the first 2 years after surgery. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT-CT) could be a useful extension in loosening diagnosis in the future. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of aseptic loosening poses a great challenge to the treating physician and requires a structured diagnostic algorithm. After exclusion of infection, conventional radiography is the basic examination, which should be supplemented by computed tomography and nuclear medicine examinations according to the clinical symptoms and the time course.
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