Clinical Results of Isolated Tibial Component Revisions With Femoral Component Retention
Received 6 February 2007; accepted 23 April 2007.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to report the outcome for a consecutive series of isolated nonmodular tibial component revisions. A consecutive series of 6548 total knee arthroplasties (6024 metal backed; 524 all-polyethylene) were performed with nonmodular tibial components of which 54knees (0.82%) (22 metal backed; 32 all-polyethylene) underwent isolated tibial component revision with femoral component retention. Clinical outcome and component survivorship were examined. Pain scores improved from 19 to 42 points and Knee Society score improved from 62 to 87 points after revision. At a mean of 6.6-year follow-up, the survivorship of the revised tibial components and retained femoral components, with aseptic loosening as the end point, was 100%.
Joint Replacement of Surgeons of Indiana Research Foundation
The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, Moorseville, Indiana
Reprint requests: Michael E. Berend, MD, Joint Replacement Surgeons of Indiana Research Foundation, Center for Hip and Knee Surgery, St Francis Hospital-Mooresville, 1199 Hadley Road, Moorseville, IN 46158.
Unrestricted research support was received from Biomet, Inc, Warsaw, IN.