Early migration of a medially stabilized total knee arthroplasty : a radiostereometric analysis study up to two years

Frank-David Øhrn; Øystein Bjerkestrand Lian; Masako Tsukanaka; Stephan Maximillian Röhrl

doi:10.1302/2633-1462.29.BJO-2021-0115.R1

Early migration of a medially stabilized total knee arthroplasty : a radiostereometric analysis study up to two years

Bone Jt Open. 2021 Sep;2(9):737-744. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.29.BJO-2021-0115.R1.

Authors

Frank-David Øhrn^{1

2}, Øystein Bjerkestrand Lian^{1

2}, Masako Tsukanaka³, Stephan Maximillian Röhrl^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Kristiansund Hospital, Møre and Romsdal Health Trust, Kristiansund, Norway.
² Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
³ Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁴ Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 34493056
PMCID: PMC8479839
DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.29.BJO-2021-0115.R1

Abstract

Aims: Medial pivot (MP) total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) were designed to mimic native knee kinematics with their deep medial congruent fitting of the tibia to the femur almost like a ball-on-socket, and a flat lateral part. GMK Sphere is a novel MP implant. Our primary aim was to study the migration pattern of the tibial tray of this TKA.

Methods: A total of 31 patients were recruited to this single-group radiostereometric analysis (RSA) study and received a medial pivot GMK Sphere TKA. The distributions of male patients versus female patients and right versus left knees were 21:10 and 17:14, respectively. Mean BMI was 29 kg/m² (95% confidence interval (CI) 27 to 30) and mean age at surgery was 63 years (95% CI 61 to 66). Maximum total point motions (MTPMs), medial, proximal, and anterior translations and transversal, internal, and varus rotations were calculated at three, 12, and 24 months. Patient-reported outcome measure data were also retrieved.

Results: MTPMs at three, 12, and 24 months were 1.0 mm (95% CI 0.8 to 1.2), 1.3 mm (95% CI 0.9 to 1.7), and 1.4 mm (0.8 to 2.0), respectively. The Forgotten Joint Score was 79 (95% CI 39 to 95) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score obtained at two years was 94 (95% CI 81 to 100), 86 (95% CI 75 to 93), 94 (95% CI 88 to 100), 69 (95% CI 48 to 88), and 81 (95% CI59 to 100) for Pain, Symptoms, Activities of Daily Living, Sport & Recreation, and Quality of Life, respectively.

Conclusion: In conclusion, we found that the mean increase in MTPM was lower than 0.2 mm between 12 and 24 months and thus apparently stable. Yet the GMK Sphere had higher migration at one and two years than anticipated. Based on current RSA data, we therefore cannot conclude on the long-term performance of the implant, pending further assessment. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2021;2(9):737-744.

Keywords: BMI; Contemporary knee arthroplasties; Contemporary knee designs; Forgotten Joint Score; GMK Sphere; Knee arthroplasty; Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS); Medial pivot; Medially stabilized; Patient-reported outcome measures; RSA; TKA; knees; radiostereometric analysis (RSA); tibial bone; tibial tray; total knee arthroplasties (TKAs); varus.