A mid-term clinical outcome study of the Advance Medial Pivot knee arthroplasty

Knee. 2009 Dec;16(6):484-8. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.03.002. Epub 2009 Apr 5.

Abstract

The Advance Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty (Wright Medical Technology, Arlington, Tennessee, USA) has been designed to reproduce modern ideas of knee kinematics. We report a prospective clinical outcome study of 284 arthroplasties in 225 consecutive patients with a mean follow-up of 6.7 years (range 4 to 9 years). For evaluation, both objective and subjective clinical rating systems and serial radiographs were used. At final follow-up, 10 (4.4%) patients (10 knees) only were lost from follow-up and four (1.8%) patients (five knees) had died for reasons unrelated to the surgery with their knees performing well. There was an 82% compliance in the intervals of follow-up evaluation. All patients showed a statistically significant improvement (p=0.01) in the Knee Society clinical rating system, WOMAC questionnaire, SF-12 questionnaire, and Oxford knee score. The majority of patients (92%) were able to perform age-appropriate activities with a mean knee flexion of 117 degrees (range 85 degrees to 135 degrees) at final follow-up. Survival analysis showed a cumulative success rate of 99.1% at 5 years. Two (0.7%) arthoplasties, in which patient selection and surgical errors were identified, were revised due to aseptic loosening, one due to infection and one due to a traumatic dislocation. This study demonstrates satisfactory mid-term clinical results for this knee design.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / instrumentation*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / rehabilitation
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Measurement
  • Prospective Studies
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Recovery of Function