scholarly journals Evaluation of in vivo wear of vitamin E-diffused highly crosslinked polyethylene at five years

2018 ◽  
Vol 100-B (12) ◽  
pp. 1592-1599 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. P. Galea ◽  
J. W. Connelly ◽  
B. Shareghi ◽  
J. Kärrholm ◽  
O. Sköldenberg ◽  
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Aims The primary aim of this study was to compare the wear properties of vitamin E-diffused, highly crosslinked polyethylene (VEPE) and one formulation of moderately crosslinked and mechanically annealed ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (ModXLPE) in patients five years after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). The secondary aim was to assess the clinical results of patients treated with VEPE by evaluating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), radiological evidence of fixation, and the incidence of mechanical failure. Patients and Methods A total of 208 patients (221 THAs) from four international centres were recruited into a prospective study involving radiostereometric analysis (RSA) and the assessment of clinical outcomes. A total of 193 hips (87%) were reviewed at the five-year follow-up. Of these, 136 (70%) received VEPE (vs ModXLPE) liners and 68 (35%) received ceramic (vs metal) femoral heads. PROMs and radiographs were collected preoperatively and at one, two, and five years postoperatively. In addition, RSA images were collected to measure PE wear postoperatively and at one, two, and five years after surgery. Results We observed similar bedding in one year postoperatively and wear two years postoperatively between the two types of liner. However, there was significantly more penetration of the femoral head in the ModXLPE cohort compared with the VEPE cohort five years postoperatively (p < 0.001). The only variables independently predictive of increased wear were ModXLPE (vs VEPE) liner type (β = 0.22, p = 0.010) and metal (vs ceramic) femoral head (β = 0.21, p = 0.013). There was no association between increased wear and the development of radiolucency (p = 0.866) or PROMs. No patient had evidence of osteolysis. Conclusion Five years postoperatively, patients with VEPE (vs ModXLPE) and ceramic (vs metal) femoral heads had decreased wear. The rates of wear for both liners were very low and have not led to any osteolysis or implant failure due to aseptic loosening.

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 2473011420S0046
Author(s):  
Shay A. Tenenbaum ◽  
Ran Thein ◽  
Erel Ben Ari ◽  
Niv Dreiangel ◽  
Jason T. Bariteau ◽  
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Category: Bunion; Other Introduction/Purpose: Hallux valgus is one of the most common deformities of the adult foot, and can adversely affect quality of life, with common complaints including pain, footwear restrictions and cosmesis. Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS) has re-emerged lately, gaining growing popularity as a surgical approach for surgical treatment of HV deformity. Advantages such as short operating time, quicker recovery, and fewer complications have attributed to MIS. However published data are still inconclusive. Methods: The study included 40 feet (33 pts) with hallux valgus treated with MIS technique, between Apr 20016 to March 2018. Patients were included only if pre- and postoperative weightbearing X-rays at final followup (min 6m) were available. The average age was 51.3 years (range, 21 to 77), with average follow-up of 12 months (range, 6 to 24). Patients’ radiographic records were studied to evaluate postoperative change in hallux valgus angle (HVA), intermetatarsal angle (IMA) and DMAA. Clinical outcome was recorded with Patient reported outcome questioners PROMS10 and MOXFQ. Results: Following surgery deformity was corrected with preoperative mean HVA of 29.8° and IMA of 14.4° compared to postoperative mean of 7.1° and 4.7°, respectively. Patient reported outcome measures recorded the efficacy of MIS for HV in terms of pain reduction and function improvement. In six feet surgery for hardware removal was performed. In one case non- union was treated with revision surgery. Conclusion: This study shows that MIS for HV is safe, effective and offers satisfactory surgical and clinical results.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Guerraoui ◽  
Anne Kolko-Labadens ◽  
Mathilde Prezelin-Reydit ◽  
Philippe Chauveau ◽  
Catherine Lasseur ◽  
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Abstract Background and Aims End Stage renal disease (ESRD) and hemodialysis are associated with a decrease in quality of life (QOL). Self-reported QOL symptoms are not always prioritized by the medical team, potentially leading to conflicting priorities with patients. Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) allow physicians to better describe these symptoms. The objective was to describe the prevalence of symptoms self-reported by HD patients. Method A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in three HD centers. Patients were included if they were 18 years old or over and treated with HD for at least three months in a center. Data were collected by the patient via a self-administered ePROMs questionnaire. Data included patient characteristics, post-dialysis fatigue and intensity, recovery time after a session, perceived stress, impaired sleep the day before the dialysis session, current state of health, and the one-year change. Results In total, we included 173 patients with a mean age of 66.2 years, a mean ± SD hemodialysis duration of 48.9 ± 58.02 months, mainly treated in self-dialysis unit (67%) and having at least one comorbidity (72.5%). The prevalence of fatigue was 72.1% [IC 95% 64.7% to 78.7%] with a mean severity score of 5.84± 2.12. 66.4% had a high level of stress (level B or C). Recovery time was more than 6 hours for 24.9% of patients and 78 % declared they had a better or unchanged health status than the previous year. The self-perceived health status of patients was 6.2± 2.12 and 77.5% [IC 95% 70.5% to 83.5%] of patients stated that they had not a worsened health status than the year before. No statistical differences were observed between centers for the PROMS. Despite significant differences in patient characteristics from the three centers including age, comorbidities or type of dialysis, no differences were found on the prevalence of the various PROMs, in favor of internally Conclusion Fatigue and stress were the main symptoms reported by HD patients. There was no association between symptoms reported and comorbidities clinical results of patients. The patient’s care teams should better consider these symptoms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 653-662
Author(s):  
Luthfur Rahman ◽  
Mazin S. Ibrahim ◽  
Lyndsay Somerville ◽  
Matthew G. Teeter ◽  
Douglas D. Naudie ◽  
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Aims To compare the in vivo long-term fixation achieved by two acetabular components with different porous ingrowth surfaces using radiostereometric analysis (RSA). Methods This was a minimum ten-year follow-up of a prospective randomized trial of 62 hips with two different porous ingrowth acetabular components. RSA exams had previously been acquired through two years of follow-up. Patients returned for RSA examination at a minimum of ten years. In addition, radiological appearance of these acetabular components was analyzed, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) obtained. Results In all, 15 hips were available at ten years. There was no statistically significant difference in PROMS between the two groups; PROMs were improved at ten years compared to preoperative scores. Conventional radiological assessment revealed well-fixed components. There was minimal movement for both porous surfaces in translation (X, Y, Z, 3D translation in mm (median and interquartile range (IQR)), StikTite (Smith and Nephew, Memphis, Tennessee, USA): 0.03 (1.08), 0.12 (0.7), 0.003 (2.3), 0.37 (0.30), and Roughcoat (Smith and Nephew): -0.6 (0.59),–0.1 (0.49), 0.1 (1.12), 0.48 (0.38)), and rotation (X, Y, Z rotation in degrees (median and IQR), (Stiktite: -0.4 (3), 0.28 (2), -0.2 (1), and Roughcoat: - 0.4 (1),–0.1 (1), 0.2 (2)). There was no statistically significant difference between the two cohorts (p-value for X, Y, Z, 3D translation - 0.54, 0.46, 0.87, 0.55 and for X, Y, Z rotation - 0.41, 0.23, 0.23 respectively) at ten years. There was significant correlation between two years and ten years 3D translation for all components ( r = 0.81(p =< 0.001)). Conclusion Both porous ingrowth surfaces demonstrated excellent fixation on plain radiographs and with RSA at ten years. Short-term RSA data are good predictors for long-term migration data.


Author(s):  
Joseph A Panos ◽  
Claudia N Gutierrez ◽  
Cody C Wyles ◽  
Joshua S Bingham ◽  
Kristin C Mara ◽  
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ABSTRACT It is unclear whether treatment of intraarticular pathology should be performed during periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) to improve outcomes. Therefore, we asked: (i) What are the clinical results of PAO in patients with and without intraarticular intervention? (ii) Is there a difference in reoperations with and without intraarticular intervention? and (iii) Is there a difference in clinical results and reoperations depending on preoperative Tönnis Grade if intraarticular intervention is performed? Prospective evaluation of 161 PAO in 146 patients was performed. The cohort was 84.5% female, mean age was 26.7 ± 7.9 years and mean follow-up was 2.4 years; 112 hips had Grade 0 changes and 49 hips had Grade 1 changes. Patients were classified into three groups based on treatments during PAO: major (labral repair, femoral head–neck osteochondroplasty), minor (labral debridement, femoral/acetabular chondroplasty) or no intervention. A subset of eight patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) was analyzed to determine whether the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) was achieved. Major, minor and no intervention groups exceeded the MCID in 5, 8 and 8, of 8 PROMs (P ≥ 0.20), respectively; intraarticular interventions did not influence reoperation-free survival (P ≥ 0.35). By Tönnis Grade, PROMs exceeding MCID decreased in Grade 1 versus 0 receiving no intervention (P &lt; 0.001) but did not decrease for either intervention (P ≥ 0.14); intraarticular interventions did not influence reoperation-free survival (P ≥ 0.38). Overall, intraarticular intervention was associated with excellent PROMs and reoperation-free survival. Although Grade 1 patients had fewer PROM which achieved MCID, intraarticular interventions attenuated this decrease, suggesting a therapeutic advantage of intraarticular procedures for more advanced pathology.


Author(s):  
Shuhei Hiyama ◽  
Tsuneari Takahashi ◽  
Katsushi Takeshita

AbstractKinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KATKA) was developed to improve the anatomical alignment of knee prostheses, assisting in restoring the native alignment of the knee and promoting physiological kinematics. Early clinical results were encouraging, showing better functional outcomes than with mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty (MATKA). However, there have been concerns about implant survival, and follow-up at 10 years or more has not been reported. In addition, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing KATKA with MATKA have reported inconsistent results. The current meta-analysis of RCTs with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up investigated the clinical and radiological differences between KATKA and MATKA. A systematic review of the English language literature resulted in the inclusion of four RCTs. The meta-analysis found no significant difference in any of the following parameters: postoperative range of motion for flexion (mean difference for KATKA − MATKA [MD], 1.7 degrees; 95% confidence interval [CI], −1.4 to 4.8 degrees; p = 0.29) and extension (MD, 0.10 degrees; 95% CI, −0.99 to 1.2 degrees; p = 0.86); Oxford Knee Score (MD, 0.10 points; 95% CI, −1.5 to 1.7 points; p = 0.90); Knee Society Score (MD, 1.6 points; 95% CI, −2.8 to 6.0 points; p = 0.49); and Knee Function Score (MD, 1.4 points; 95% CI, −4.9 to 7.8 points; p = 0.66). In addition, there was no significant difference between KATKA and MATKA in the rate of complications requiring reoperation or revision surgery (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.25–4.09; p = 0.99) or in the length of hospital stay (MD, 1.0 days; 95% CI, −0.2 to 2.2 days; p = 0.092). KATKA did not increase the number of patients with poor clinical results due to implant position, particularly for varus placement of the tibial component. In this meta-analysis based on four RCTs with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up, KATKA were only relevant to cruciate retaining TKA and could not be extrapolated to posterior stabilized TKA. Patient-reported outcome measures with KATKA were not superior to those with MATKA.


2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 752-760
Author(s):  
Ugonna N Ihekweazu ◽  
Stephen Lyman ◽  
Yu-fen Chiu ◽  
Idelle Vaynberg ◽  
Geoffrey Westrich

Introduction: Trunnion geometry is known to vary between hip systems. Trunnionosis and the impact of trunnion design on total hip arthroplasty (THA) survival, has gained attention as a failure mechanism. We sought to report the differences in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) between the most commonly utilised modern THA trunnions. Methods: We reviewed primary unilateral THA patients from May 2007 to October 2011. The most frequently used stems were included. LEAS, HOOS subdomains, and SF-12 were obtained pre and post operatively while satisfaction was measured at 2 years after THA. Trunnions were grouped by taper geometry and manufacturer. The 2-year change in PROMs for each trunnion was compared to the pooled 2-year change in HOOS for all other trunnions. Results: 3950 THA patients were studied. 6 trunnion designs were evaluated from 5 manufacturers. The range in differences between the 2-year change in individual PROMs were as follows: HOOS pain (0.6–2.4), HOOS symptoms (0–3.8), HOOS ADL (0.4–4), and HOOS QOL (0.5–3.6). None of the differences in the 2-year change in PROMs reached a minimal clinically important change (MCIC), which we previously determined to be a minimum of 9 points for all HOOS domains. Conclusion: All of the trunnions designs utilised in our study cohort demonstrated excellent clinical results. Small differences were well below the known MCIC; and were not clinically relevant. The findings of this study should prompt further investigations into the long-term impact of trunnion design on clinical patient-reported outcomes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Taylor ◽  
J Fuzi ◽  
A Sideris ◽  
C Banks ◽  
T E Havas

AbstractObjectiveChronic rhinosinusitis patients with biofilms cultured from their sinonasal cavity have greater symptom burden and risk of recalcitrant disease. A number of non-antibiotic, ‘anti-biofilm’ treatments exist which show anti-biofilm properties in preclinical studies. There is little evidence evaluating their impact on clinical symptom scores in chronic rhinosinusitis.MethodA systematic review was performed to assess the literature regarding the efficacy of non-steroid, non-antibiotic, anti-biofilm specific topical therapies in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. The primary outcome assessed was change in validated patient reported outcome measures before and after anti-biofilm treatment.ResultsThirteen studies assessing the effect of anti-biofilm therapies in chronic rhinosinusitis through validated patient-reported outcome measures were included. Seven different anti-biofilm specific therapies for chronic rhinosinusitis were identified. None of the seven anti-biofilm therapies was identified as being confidently efficacious beyond placebo. Only one therapy (intranasal xylitol) showed a statistically significant reduction in symptom scores compared with placebo in more than one trial.ConclusionRobust evidence supporting the use of various anti-biofilm therapies in chronic rhinosinusitis is lacking. Further high quality, human, in vivo trials studying the effect of anti-biofilm therapies in chronic rhinosinusitis are needed to address the deficiencies of the current evidence base.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 1195-1204
Author(s):  
Florence D Mowlem ◽  
Brad Sanderson ◽  
Jill V Platko ◽  
Bill Byrom

Aim: To understand the impact of anticancer treatment on oncology patients’ ability to use electronic solutions for completing patient-reported outcomes (ePRO). Materials & methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven individuals who had experienced a cancer diagnosis and treatment. Results: Participants reported that the following would impact the ability to interact with an ePRO solution: peripheral neuropathy of the hands (4/7), fatigue and/or concentration and memory issues (6/7), where they are in a treatment cycle (5/7). Approaches to improve usability included: larger, well-spaced buttons to deal with finger numbness, the ability to pause a survey and complete at a later point and presenting the recall period with every question to reduce reliance on memory. Conclusion: Symptoms associated with cancers and anticancer treatments can impact the use of technologies. The recommendations for optimizing the electronic implementation of patient-reported outcome instruments in this population provides the potential to improve data quality in oncology trials and places patient needs at the forefront to ensure ‘fit-for-purpose’ solutions.


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