2-year follow-up report on micromotion of a short tibia stem: A prospective, randomized RSA study of 59 patients. (3rd September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Molt, Mats; Toksvig-Larsen, Sören
• Is Part Of: Acta orthopaedica. Volume 86:Number 5(2015)
• Page Start: 594
• Page End: 598
• Publication Date: 2015-09-03
• Subjects: Orthopedics -- Periodicals; 616.7005
• DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2015.1033303
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1745-3674

Abstract

Abstract : Background and purpose — A shortened tibial stem could influence the early prosthetic fixation. We therefore compared the short stem to the standard-length stem using radiostereometric analysis (RSA) as primary outcome measure. Patients and methods — 60 patients were randomized to receive a cemented Triathlon total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with a tibial tray of either standard or short stem length. The patients were blinded regarding treatment allocation. The micromotion of the tibial component was measured by RSA postoperatively, at 3 months, and after 1 and 2 years; clinical outcome was measured with the American Knee Society score (AKSS) and the knee osteoarthritis and injury outcome score (KOOS). Results — The maximum total point motion (MTPM) for the standard stem was 0.36 (SD 0.16) mm at 3 months, 0.51 (SD 0.27) mm at 1 year, and 0.54 (SD 0.28) mm at 2 years. For the short stem, it was 0.42 (0.24) mm, 0.59 (0.43) mm, and 0.61 (0.39) mm. 4 short-stemmed components and 2 standard-stemmed components had more than 0.2 mm of migration between the first- and second-year follow-up, and were classified as continuously migrating. Interpretation — The short-stemmed cemented tibial prosthesis showed an early prosthetic migratory pattern similar to that of the standard-stemmed cemented Triathlon knee prosthesis. The number of continuously migrating tibial plates in each group is predictive of a lower revision rate than 5% at 10 years.