The effect of bearing congruency, thickness and alignment on the stresses in unicompartmental knee replacements

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作者
Simpson, D. J. [1 ]
Gray, H. [1 ]
D'Lima, D. [2 ]
Murray, D. W. [1 ]
Gill, H. S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaed Ctr, Nuffield Dept Orthopaed Surg, Oxford OX3 7LD, England
[2] Scripps Clin, Shiley Ctr Orthopaed Res & Educ, Orthopaed Res Labs, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
关键词
Unicompartmental; Knee; Finite element; Contact stress; Polyethylene; Bearing; Step up;
D O I
10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.06.001
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
Background Unicompartmental knee replacement offers an effective treatment for patients with single compartment knee disease and is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to total knee replacement. An important cause of failure in a unicompartmental knee replacement implant is polyethylene wear. Significant contributory factors to the amount of polyethylene wear are contact stress, bearing alignment, congruency and thickness. Methods. Four different unicompartmental knee replacement implant designs (Fully-Congruent; Partially-Congruent; Non-Congruent-metal-backed; Non-Congruent-all-polyethylene) were inserted into a validated finite element model of a proximal tibia. The effect that bearing congruency, alignment and thickness had on the polyethylene stresses during a simulated step-up activity for each design was investigated. Additionally, contact pressures were compared to those calculated from Hertz elastic theory. Findings. Only the Fully-Congruent bearing experienced peak von Mises and contact stresses below the lower fatigue limit for polyethylene during the step-up activity. The highest polyethylene contact stresses were observed for the Partially-Congruent and Non-Congruent-metal-backed designs, which experienced approximately three times the polyethylene lower fatigue limit. Increasing the bearing thickness from 3.5 mm to 8.5 mm of the Non-Congruent design decreased the contact stresses in the bearing; however they did not fall below the lower fatigue limit for polyethylene. Good agreement between finite element and Hertz contact pressures was found. Interpretation. Fully congruent unicompartmental knee replacement bearings can be markedly thinner without approaching the material failure limit, have a greater potential to preserve bone stock and are less likely to fail mechanically. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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