title: Medium-term outcome of titanium nitride, mobile bearing total knee replacement.
abstract: This retrospective study examined the medium term outcome of 305 Titanium Nitride (TiN) Mobile bearing total knee. At ten years after the start of the study, there was a significant improvement (p < 0.0001) in the post-operative knee scores. The ten year survival with revision for any reason as the end point was 95.1% (95% CI 92.4 to 97.8). The ten year survival rate with revision for aseptic loosening as the end point was 99.1% (95% CI 97.8 to 100%). A total of 15 knees (4.9%, overall) required revision. No cases were revised due to sepsis. Based on these results, the surface Titanium Nitride ceramic, mobile-bearing total knee replacement has proved to be a reliable implant at 10 years when used in primary knee replacement.
authors.forename: Aso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woodnutt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: C041500:titanium nitride; D014025:Titanium