Comparison of mobile- and fixed-bearing cemented total knee arthroplasty.
Concern about polyethylene wear and related osteolysis after knee arthroplasty has developed in the last years. Mobile-bearing knee prostheses were designed in order to reduce the influence of this critical factor on long-term success of total knee replacement. We present a prospective study comparing clinical and radiological results with a mobile-bearing (Ceragyr) and a fixed-bearing knee prosthesis (posterior stabilized Hermes). Clinical results did not show any significant differences in Knee Society scores. We found better results in the mobile-bearing group for pain scores and subjective preference, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. Within the time limits of this study, radiological analysis showed no osteolysis in either group, but longer follow-up will be needed to confirm this.
Silvestre Muñoz
Antonio
A
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Clinic Hospital, Blasco Ibáñez Avenue, 17, 46010, Valencia, Spain. silvestre_ant@gva.es
Almeida Herrero
Fernando
F
Lopez Lozano
Raúl
R
Argüelles Linares
Francisco
F
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design