The incidence of implant fractures after knee arthroplasty

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of "implant" fractures after knee arthroplasty using clinical literature and worldwide arthroplasty registers. The hypothesis was that register datasets report higher rates of these rare complications than clinical studies.

METHODS: Calculations were based on the pooled incidence of revision operations after fractures of knee arthroplasties, comparing clinical studies published in MEDLINE-listed journals and annual reports from worldwide arthroplasty registers in a structured literature analysis based on a standardized methodology.

RESULTS: Twelve clinical studies and datasets from six worldwide registers were included. Rates of fractures of knee arthroplasties were reported from 0.2 to 2.5 % in clinical studies versus 0.02-0.17 % in worldwide arthroplasty registers.

CONCLUSIONS: Fractures of knee arthroplasty systems are rare complications, with clinical studies showing higher incidence rates than worldwide arthroplasty registries. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) implanted before 2000, constrained primary or revision constrained total knee arthroplasties, and patellar replacements showed the highest incidence of implant fracture. The results of this analysis can help clinicians to counsel patients on potential complications following knee arthroplasty.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 24(2016), 10 vom: 19. Okt., Seite 3272-3279

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gilg, Magdalena M [VerfasserIn]
Zeller, Christian W [VerfasserIn]
Leitner, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Leithner, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Labek, Gerold [VerfasserIn]
Sadoghi, Patrick [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Arthroplasty
Breakage
Fracture
Implant
Journal Article
Knee
Replacement
Review
TKA
TKR

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.04.2017

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM260111767