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Hiranaka T, Kamachi M, Hayashi T, Inoue R, Ogino S, Koide M, Fujishiro T, Okamoto K. Propensity of the tight mid-flexion and loose flexion gap despite the adjustment of extension and flexion gaps in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: retrospective study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2024:10.1007/s00402-024-05377-4. [PMID: 38761236 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-024-05377-4] [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: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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PURPOSE A well-balanced joint gap is necessary in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (OUKA) to prevent mobile-bearing dislocation. While the gaps between 20° (extension) and 100° (flexion) are precisely adjusted using the incremental mill system, there has been insufficient evaluation of gaps in other angles. We hypothesized that the gap is not always the same in other angles. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the gap in full-extension (0°), mid-flexion (60°) and deep flexion (130°) for comparison with those in extension and flexion gaps. METHODS We evaluated 119 knees in 83 patients (51 females, 31 males, aged 71.9 years). The full-extension and mid-flexion gaps were compared with the extension gap, and the deep flexion gap was contrasted with the flexion gap. Each gap was classified into isometric, tight or loose, for evaluation of contributing factors. RESULTS Although the full-extension gap tended to be isometric (45%), the mid-flexion tended to be tight (48%), whereas the deep-flexion was loose in most knees (84%) (P = 0.002). The tight mid-flexion and loose deep flexion gap pattern accounted for 44% of the total knees, especially so with smaller femoral components (P = 0.004). CONCLUSION Our results highlight the propensity of tight mid-flexion and loose flexion gap despite the adjustment of extension and flexion gaps in OUKA. Although the effect of such a minor gap imbalance is still unknown, the pattern was more prevalent in patients with smaller-sized femoral components. Use of a larger femoral component may equalize the gap throughout the motion arc.
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- Takafumi Hiranaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, 1-3-13, Kosobe- cho, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-1192, Japan
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Donner S, Clarius M. [Dealing with early complications in unicondylar knee arthroplasty-what works, what does not?]. ORTHOPADIE (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 53:275-283. [PMID: 38528206 DOI: 10.1007/s00132-024-04483-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Complications in the early postoperative period following the implantation of a unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) are both rare and rarely described in the literature. Often, only small case series or individual case reports are available. In this article, the most common complications of periprosthetic infection, periprosthetic tibial fracture, inlay dislocation and intra-articular cement residue in (loose bone cement body) are described and recommendations for conservative and surgical treatment are presented, including case examples. Ideally, surgical errors or an infection should be recognized at an early stage and revised as soon as possible.
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- Stefanie Donner
- Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.
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Waldstein W, Aldinger PR, Merle C. [Successful medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty-What are the most important surgical tricks?]. ORTHOPADIE (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 53:265-274. [PMID: 38441567 DOI: 10.1007/s00132-024-04479-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an established surgical treatment option for end-stage anteromedial osteoarthritis with excellent functional outcomes and implant survival. Routine preoperative varus and valgus stress views are crucial for the selection of patients for unicompartmental or total knee arthroplasty. THERAPY UKA is a soft-tissue based operation that aims to reconstruct the individual joint line and pre-arthritic alignment by restoring the physiological tension of the medial collateral and the cruciate ligaments. RESULTS Current data for medial UKA show excellent results for both mobile and fixed bearing implant designs with the correct indication and surgical technique. Cementless fixation offers potential advantages over cemented implants. Registry data demonstrate that institutions and surgeons specializing in partial knee replacement (> 30 cases/year per surgeon, > 100/year per institution) with a high percentage of UKA relative to the total number of knee implants (> 20%) have significantly lower revision rates.
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- Wenzel Waldstein
- Orthopädische Klinik Paulinenhilfe, Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart, Rosenbergstr. 38, 70176, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Orthopädische Klinik Paulinenhilfe, Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart, Rosenbergstr. 38, 70176, Stuttgart, Deutschland
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- Orthopädische Klinik Paulinenhilfe, Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart, Rosenbergstr. 38, 70176, Stuttgart, Deutschland.
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Shih HT, Chen KH, Lee CH, Tu KC, Wang SP. Factors predicting lower limb alignment after Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5597. [PMID: 38454143 PMCID: PMC10920632 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56285-x] [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: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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This study aimed to identify the factors affecting hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle following Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (MUKA). A retrospective analysis of 200 patients who underwent Oxford MUKA from June 2018 to October 2020 was conducted. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the impact of surgical and radiographic characteristics on the postoperative HKA angle. The mean HKA angle was 9.5 ± 4.3° before surgery and 3.6 ± 3.7° after surgery (p < 0.001). The postoperative HKA angle significantly correlated with the preoperative HKA angle, bearing size, tibial component alignment angle, and BMI (r = 0.71, p < 0.001; r = - 0.24, p = 0.001; r = 0.21, p = 0.004; r = - 0.18, p = 0.011). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that the preoperative HKA angle (β = 0.68, p < 0.001), bearing size (β = - 0.31, p < 0.001), tibial component alignment angle (β = 0.14, p = 0.003), and BMI (β = - 0.09, p = 0.047) significantly affected the postoperative HKA angle. In conclusion, larger preoperative varus deformity, smaller bearing size, greater varus alignment of the tibial component, and lower BMI lead to greater postoperative varus alignment of the lower limb in Oxford MUKA. With this concept, surgeons can more accurately predict postoperative lower limb alignment and avoid malalignment in Oxford MUKA.
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- Han-Ting Shih
- Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Food Science and Technology, HungKuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Taichung, 40705, Taiwan.
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Mohammad HR, Judge A, Murray DW. A Comparison of the Periprosthetic Fracture Rate of Cemented and Cementless Mobile Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasties: An Analysis of Data From the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man. J Arthroplasty 2024:S0883-5403(24)00117-7. [PMID: 38355062 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.019] [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: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Periprosthetic fractures are rare but serious complications of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). Although cementless UKA has a lower risk of loosening than cemented, there are concerns that tibial fracture risk may be higher given the reliance on interference fit for primary stability. The risk of fracture and the effect of surgical fixation are currently unknown. We compared the periprosthetic fracture rate following cemented and cementless UKA surgery. METHODS A total of 14,122 medial mobile-bearing UKAs (7,061 cemented and 7,061 cementless) from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episodes Statistics database were propensity score-matched. Cumulative fracture rates were calculated and Cox regressions were used to compare fixation groups. RESULTS The three-month periprosthetic fracture rates were similar (P = .80), being 0.10% in the cemented group and 0.11% in the cementless group. The fracture rates were highest during the first three months postoperatively, but then decreased and remained constant between one and 10 years after surgery. The one-year cumulative fracture rates were 0.2% (confidence interval [CI]: 0.1 to 0.3) for cemented and 0.2% (CI: 0.1 to 0.3) for cementless cases. The 10-year cumulative fracture rates were 0.8% (CI: 0.2 to 1.3) and 0.8% (CI: 0.3 to 1.3), respectively. The hazard ratio during the whole study period was 1.06 (CI: 0.64 to 1.77; P = .79). CONCLUSIONS The periprosthetic fracture rate following mobile bearing UKA surgery is low, being about 1% at 10 years. There were no significant differences in fracture rates between cemented and cementless implants after matching. We surmise that surgeons are aware of the higher theoretical risk of early fracture with cementless components and take care with tibial preparation. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE III.
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- Hasan R Mohammad
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom; Barts Bone & Joint Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom; Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Hiranaka T, Fujishiro T, Koide M, Okamoto K. Kinematically Aligned Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Using the Microplasty Instrumentation System. Clin Orthop Surg 2023; 15:690-694. [PMID: 37529198 PMCID: PMC10375823 DOI: 10.4055/cios22205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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This technical note demonstrates kinematically aligned Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty using the Microplasty instrumentation system with custom-made devices. The medial joint line is evaluated preoperatively; if it is aligned and parallel with the lateral joint line, they are considered to comprise the coronal knee joint line (CJL). In this case, the coronal inclination of a spoon gauge inserted into the medial joint space indicates the CJL. Otherwise, an accessory spoon is inserted and connected to the medial spoon to refer to the posterior condylar line, which is considered the CJL. The tibial cutting block is then connected without changing the inclination of the spoon and the coronal tilt of the tibial extramedullary rod is adjusted, which is implemented with a custom-made ankle yoke. The remainder of the steps is then identical to the conventional Microplasty procedure. This technique can imitate the cutting line to the CJL, which might be considered ideal from mechanical and kinematic perspectives.
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- Takafumi Hiranaka
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Joint Surgery Centre, Takatsuki General Hospital, Takatsuki, Japan
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Haddad FS. Bone loss: still seeking solutions. Bone Joint J 2022; 104-B:1102-1103. [PMID: 36177645 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.104b10.bjj-2022-0873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Fares S Haddad
- University College London Hospitals, The Princess Grace Hospital, and The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH, London, UK.,The Bone & Joint Journal, London, UK
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