Early Aseptic Failure of the Tibial Component-Cement Interface in ATTUNE® Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Report of Three Cases

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) systems are designed to maximize the longevity of the implant. However, an unusually high rate of aseptic tibial tray loosening was observed in the DePuy ATTUNE(®) total knee arthroplasty system (DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, USA). Affected patients noted symptoms of instabili...

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Autores principales: Murphy, John D, Braunlich, Phillip R, Judson IV, William R, Harker, John N, Baumann, Patricia A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103160
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20582
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Sumario:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) systems are designed to maximize the longevity of the implant. However, an unusually high rate of aseptic tibial tray loosening was observed in the DePuy ATTUNE(®) total knee arthroplasty system (DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, USA). Affected patients noted symptoms of instability and reproducible pain at the bone-implant interface. However, there was no radiographic evidence of lucency or implant failure. Intra-operatively, the tibial component was grossly loose and lacked adhered cement. We hypothesize that the loosening is due to the smooth architecture of the undersurface of the tibial component, lacking either grit blasting or porous coating.

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