Causes of Failure after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Osteoarthritis Patients 55 Years of Age or Younger
The Journal of Korean Knee Society
; : 13-19, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-759124
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To identify the modes of failure after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients >55 years of age and to compare with those >55 years of age in patients who underwent revision TKA. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed 256 revision TKAs among patients who underwent TKA for knee osteoarthritis between January 1992 and December 2012. The causes of TKA failure were analyzed and compared between the groups.RESULTS:
Thirty-one revision TKAs were performed in patients 55 years of age at primary TKA. In the < or =55 years of age group, the most common cause of TKA failure was polyethylene wear (45%) followed by infection (26%) and loosening (17%). The interval from primary TKA to revision was 8.6 years (range, 1 to 17 years). There were relatively lower infection rate and higher loosening rate in patients < or =55 years of age, but the difference was not statistically significant.CONCLUSIONS:
The main causes of failure after TKA in patients < or =55 years of age were polyethylene wear, infection and loosening, and there was no significant difference in the modes of failure after TKA between the two groups.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Osteoarthritis
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Arthroplasty
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Retrospective Studies
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Osteoarthritis, Knee
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Polyethylene
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Knee
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Journal of Korean Knee Society
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article