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ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2022

Radiographic Assessment of Aseptic Loosening of Tumor-Type Knee Prosthesis in Distal Femur.

Zi-Ming Li, Xiu-Chun Yu, Kai Zheng

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Zi-Ming LiFirst Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Xiu-Chun YuDepartment of Orthopaedics, The 960th Hospital of the PLA, Jinan, China.
Kai ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedics, The 960th Hospital of the PLA, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9122-877X
82th Hospital of Pla · CNShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo measure the full-length anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of lower limbs after the resection of a tumor in the distal femur and tumor-type knee prosthesis replacement and to analyze the factors leading to aseptic loosening of the prosthesis.

methodsA total of 26 cases of tumor-type knee prosthesis replacement or revision due to the distal femoral tumor at our hospital from January 2007 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the loosening and unloosening groups depending on whether aseptic loosening occurred after surgery. Full-length anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of lower limbs were used to measure bone resection length, length of prosthesis, distance of proximal apex of the medullary stem of the femoral prosthesis from the maximum arc of the anterior femoral arch, diameter of the medullary stem, etc. Data were analyzed, and the risk factors for aseptic loosening of the prosthesis were explored.

resultsThe ratio of the prosthetic length to the femoral length (63.72 ± 5.21) and the ratio of the femoral medullary stem diameter to the femoral diameter (26.03 ± 8.45) were smaller in the loosening group than in the unloosening group. The difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The distance between the apex of the medullary stem and the maximum arc of the anterior femoral arch was significantly shorter in the loosening group (3.47 ± 2.96) than in the unloosening group, and the difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The measurement of the lower limb alignment showed significant differences between the loosening and unloosening groups in terms of HKAA, mLDFA, and distance between the lower limb alignment and the center of the knee joint (p < 0.05). The logistic regression analysis showed that less than 30% ratio between the medullary stem diameter and the femoral diameter, less than 3 cm distance between the apex of the medullary stem and the maximum curvature of the anterior arch of the femur, distance between the lower limb alignment and the center of the knee joint, and presence of varus knee and valgus knee after the surgery were the risk factors for aseptic loosening of the prosthesis.

conclusionsThe diameter of the femoral medullary stem of the prosthesis, the apex position of the prosthetic stem, and the lower limb alignment are the risk factors for aseptic loosening of the prosthesis.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeKnee ProsthesisNeoplasmsFemurHumansKnee JointLower ExtremityProsthesis DesignProsthesis FailureReoperationRetrospective StudiesAlignmentAseptic looseningDistal femurEndoprosthetic replacementStem

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