Tibbo Meagan E, Limberg Afton K, Perry Kevin I, Pagnano Mark W, Stuart Michael J, Hanssen Arlen D, Abdel Matthew P
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
J Clin Med. 2021 Jan 4;10(1):142. doi: 10.3390/jcm10010142.
Debate remains regarding the utility of mechanical axis alignment as a predictor of durability after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Our study aimed to assess the effects of coronal alignment on implant durability, clinical outcomes, and radiographic results with a single fixed-bearing TKA design. All patients undergoing primary cemented TKA of a single design (Stryker Triathlon) from 2005-2007 with >10 years of follow-up and available pre-operative and post-operative hip-knee-ankle radiographs were included ( = 89). Radiographs were measured to determine coronal alignment and assessed for loosening. Mean preoperative mechanical axis alignment was -6° ± 6.7° (varus, range, -16°-23°), while mean post-operative alignment was -1° ± 2.7° (varus, range, -3°-15°). The aligned group was defined as knees with a post-operative mechanical axis of 0° ± 3° ( = 73) and the outlier group as those outside this range ( = 16). No patients underwent revision. Ten-year survivorship free from any reoperation was 99% and 100% in the aligned and outlier groups, respectively ( = 0.64). Knee Society scores improved significantly in both groups ( < 0.001) and did not differ at final follow-up ( = 0.15). No knees demonstrated radiographic evidence of loosening. Post-operative mechanical axis alignment within 3° of neutral was not associated with improved implant durability, clinical outcomes, or radiographic results at 10 years following primary TKA.
关于机械轴对线作为全膝关节置换术(TKA)后耐用性预测指标的效用,目前仍存在争议。我们的研究旨在评估采用单一固定平台TKA设计时,冠状面轴对线对植入物耐用性、临床结局和影像学结果的影响。纳入了2005年至2007年接受单一设计(史赛克Triathlon)初次骨水泥型TKA且随访超过10年、有术前和术后髋-膝-踝X线片的所有患者(n = 89)。测量X线片以确定冠状面轴对线并评估是否松动。术前平均机械轴对线为-6°±6.7°(内翻,范围为-16°至23°),而术后平均轴对线为-1°±2.7°(内翻,范围为-3°至15°)。对线良好组定义为术后机械轴为0°±3°的膝关节(n = 73),异常值组为超出此范围的膝关节(n = 16)。没有患者接受翻修手术。对线良好组和异常值组10年无再次手术的生存率分别为99%和100%(P = 0.64)。两组膝关节协会评分均显著改善(P < 0.001),末次随访时无差异(P = 0.15)。没有膝关节显示出影像学松动证据。初次TKA术后10年时,术后机械轴对线在中立位3°以内与植入物耐用性、临床结局或影像学结果的改善无关。