Are Serum Metal Ion Levels a Concern at Mid-term Followup of Revision Knee Arthroplasty With a Metal-on-metal Hinge Design?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Antonio KlasanThomas Jan Heyse

Abstract

Elevated serum levels of chromium and cobalt ions in metal-on-metal (MoM) bearing surfaces is a well-known phenomenon in THA. However, few studies have addressed this issue in complex primary and revision knee arthroplasty using a MoM hinged mechanism, and no study, to our knowledge, has investigated knees with MoM hinges in patients without megaprostheses (tumor prostheses). We analyzed a series of patients who received MoM hinged revision knee prostheses and asked: (1) What are the serum metal ion levels at short-term followup? (2) Is there any correlation between metal ion levels and the Knee Society Score (KSS) at this followup? Between 2013 and 2017, we performed 198 revision knee arthroplasties, of which 32 (17.7%) were performed with a latest-generation MoM hinge knee design. In addition, three complex primary TKAs utilizing the same design were included in this study. The device features a metal-on-polyethylene bearing with a MoM hinge. During that period, our general indications for using a hinge were single-stage and two-stage revision surgeries, revisions with large bone defects, and primary TKA with > 20° mechanical malalignment or collateral ligament insufficiency. Of the 35 patients who received this device, 23 pa...Continue Reading

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