Is Tibial Bone Mineral Density Related to Sex, Age, Preoperative Alignment, or Fixation Method in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has regained interest for its potential for long-term biologic fixation. The density of the bone is related to its ability to resist static and cyclic loading and can affect long-term implant fixation; however, little is known about the density distribution of periarticular bone in TKA patients. Thus, we sought to characterize the bone mineral density (BMD) of the proximal tibia in TKA patients.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - March 26, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tracy M. Borsinger, Fernando J. Quevedo Gonzalez, Cale A. Pagan, Theofilos Karasavvidis, Peter K. Sculco, Timothy M. Wright, Cynthia A. Kahlenberg, Joseph D. Lipman, Eytan M. Debbi, Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, David J. Mayman Tags: Proceedings of the Knee Society 2023 Source Type: research