Failure of a cemented all-polyethylene patellar component of a Press-Fit Condylar Total Knee arthroplasty

J Arthroplasty. 2000 Feb;15(2):234-7. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(00)90396-6.

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman had a posterior cruciate-retaining cemented Press-Fit Condylar (PFC; Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc., Raynham, MA) knee replacement with resurfacing of the patella using a cemented all-polyethylene, 3-peg component. Five years postoperatively, the patient developed anterior knee pain. The patella tracked normally, but radiographs showed a shift of the patellar component. At revision, there was shear failure of all 3 fixation pegs and loosening of the component. Revision with a cemented Press-Fit Condylar Sigma patellar 3-peg component (Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc., Raynham, MA) was performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Bone Cements
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery
  • Polyethylenes
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure

Substances

  • Bone Cements
  • Polyethylenes