Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Lottestr. 55a, 22529, Hamburg, Germany.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, 6141 Etcheverry Hall, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 30;11(1):9348. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88234-3.
Degradation at the modular head-neck interface in total hip arthroplasty (THA) is predominately expressed in the form of corrosion and fretting, potentially causing peri-prosthetic failure by adverse reactions to metal debris. This retrieval study aimed to quantify variations in stem taper surface topographies and to assess the influence on the formation of corrosion and/or fretting in titanium alloy stem tapers combined with metal and ceramic heads. Four hip stem designs (Alloclassic, CLS, Bicontact and SL-Plus) were characterized using high-resolution 3D microscopy, and corrosion and fretting were rated using the Goldberg scoring scheme. Quantification of the taper surface topographies revealed a high variability in surface characteristics between threaded stem tapers: Alloclassic and CLS tapers feature deeply threaded trapezoid-shaped profiles with thread heights over 65 µm. The sawtooth-shaped Bicontact and triangular SL-Plus taper are characterized by low thread heights below 14 µm. Significantly lower corrosion and fretting scores were observed in lightly threaded compared to deeply threaded tapers in ceramic head combinations. No significant differences in corrosion or fretting scores with thread height were found in pairings with metal heads. Understanding the relationship between stem taper surface topography and the formation of corrosion and fretting could help to improve the performance of modern THAs and lead to longer-lasting clinical results.
髋关节置换术(THA)中模块化头颈部界面的降解主要表现为腐蚀和微动的形式,通过对金属碎片的不良反应,可能导致假体周围失效。这项研究旨在量化柄锥表面形貌的变化,并评估其对与金属和陶瓷头结合的钛合金柄锥腐蚀和/或微动形成的影响。使用高分辨率 3D 显微镜对四个髋关节柄设计(Alloclassic、CLS、Bicontact 和 SL-Plus)进行了特征描述,并使用 Goldberg 评分方案对腐蚀和微动进行了评估。柄锥表面形貌的量化表明,螺纹柄锥之间的表面特征存在高度的可变性:Alloclassic 和 CLS 柄锥具有深螺纹的梯形形状,螺纹高度超过 65 µm。锯齿形的 Bicontact 和三角形的 SL-Plus 柄锥的特点是螺纹高度低于 14 µm。在陶瓷头组合中,与深螺纹相比,轻螺纹的柄锥腐蚀和微动评分明显更低。在与金属头配对时,没有发现螺纹高度与腐蚀或微动评分之间存在显著差异。了解柄锥表面形貌与腐蚀和微动形成之间的关系有助于提高现代 THA 的性能,并带来更持久的临床效果。