ArticleArthroplasty today2023
Effect of Tobacco Use on Radiolucent Lines in Modern Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty Tibial Components.
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- Natural history of radiographic tracker pinhole recovery after robotic-assisted cementless total knee arthroplasty.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Patient selection and management for successful cementless total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Review
- Femoral Component Loosening is the Predominant Mode of Early Failure in Contemporary Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Cementless total knee arthroplasty: Why, when, and how.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: The link between tobacco consumption and wound complications following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is well established. However, the effect of tobacco use on biologic fixation in cementless TKA remains unknown. This study evaluated the influence of tobacco use on the presence of radiolucent lines of tibial components in cementless TKA. Methods: A total of 293 consecutive cementless TKAs of 2 contemporary designs were retrospectively reviewed. Tibial radiolucent lines and component alignment were measured using an established measurement protocol. Patients with any history of tobacco use or active tobacco use (tobacco users) were compared to those with no history of tobacco use (tobacco nonusers). No significant differences which influenced outcomes were detected between the tobacco user and tobacco nonuser groups ( Results: Radiolucent lines decreased from 1-month to latest follow-up (mean 2.5 years) in all 10 radiographic zones regardless of tobacco use ( Conclusions: Results from this study suggest that any tobacco use prior to cementless TKA has the potential to hinder biologic fixation of tibial components. While no tibial components were revised for aseptic loosening, follow-up was relatively short at 2.5 years and therefore warrants further study to discern the effect of persistent radiolucent lines on long-term fixation.
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