Cementless versus Cemented Fixation in Total Knee Arthroplasty

J Knee Surg DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678687Despite the success of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), more than 20,000 revision TKA procedures are performed annually. In an effort to decrease failures due to loosening in the past, cementless fixation of TKA was suggested. The preliminary results of cementless fixation for TKA proved to be discouraging, with midterm results linking the use of uncemented components to early aseptic loosening. While cemented TKA has remained the gold standard fixation technique, the changing demographics of the average TKA patient have led some surgeons to revisit cementless fixation as an option. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - February 28, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Papas, Paraskevi Vivian Congiusta, Dominick Cushner, Fred D. Tags: Special Focus Section Source Type: research