TY - JOUR
T1 - Compress ® knee arthroplasty has 80% 10-year survivorship and novel forms of bone failure knee
AU - Healey, John H.
AU - Morris, Carol D.
AU - Athanasian, Edward A.
AU - Boland, Patrick J.
N1 - Funding Information:
One of the authors (JHH) certifies that he has received, during the study period, funding from the Major Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Oncology, the Pearlman Oncology Fund, and the Limb Preservation Fund. Each author certifies that he or she, or a member of his or her immediate family, has no commercial associations (eg, consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research neither advocates nor endorses the use of any treatment, drug, or device. Readers are encouraged to always seek additional information, including FDA approval status, of any drug or device before clinical use. Each author certifies that his or her institution approved the human protocol for this investigation, that all investigations were conducted in conformity with ethical principles of research, and that informed consent for participation in the study was obtained.
Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The authors thank the Major Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Oncology, the Pearlman Oncology Fund, and the Limb Preservation Fund for providing financial support.
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Background: Compliant, self-adjusting compression technology is a novel approach for durable prosthetic fixation of the knee. However, the long-term survival of these constructs is unknown. Questions/purposes: We therefore determined the survival of the Compress ® prosthesis (Biomet Inc, Warsaw, IN, USA) at 5 and 10 actuarial years and identified the failure modes for this form of prosthetic fixation. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical and radiographic records for all 82 patients who underwent Compress ® knee arthroplasty from 1998 to 2008, as well as one patient who received the device elsewhere but was followed at our institution. Prosthesis survivorship and modes of failure were determined. Followup was for a minimum of 12 months or until implant removal (median, 43 months; range, 6-131 months); 28 patients were followed for more than 5 years. Results: We found a survivorship of 85% at 5 years and 80% at 10 years. Eight patients required prosthetic revision after interface failure due to aseptic loosening alone (n = 3) or aseptic loosening with periprosthetic fracture (n = 5). Additionally, five periprosthetic bone failures occurred that did not require revision: three patients had periprosthetic bone failure without fixation compromise and two exhibited irregular prosthetic osteointegration patterns with concomitant fracture due to mechanical insufficiency. Conclusions: Compress ® prosthetic fixation after distal femoral tumor resection exhibits long-term survivorship. Implant failure was associated with patient nonadherence to the recommended weightbearing proscription or with bone necrosis and fracture. We conclude this is the most durable FDA-approved fixation method for distal femoral megaprostheses. Level of Evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
AB - Background: Compliant, self-adjusting compression technology is a novel approach for durable prosthetic fixation of the knee. However, the long-term survival of these constructs is unknown. Questions/purposes: We therefore determined the survival of the Compress ® prosthesis (Biomet Inc, Warsaw, IN, USA) at 5 and 10 actuarial years and identified the failure modes for this form of prosthetic fixation. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed clinical and radiographic records for all 82 patients who underwent Compress ® knee arthroplasty from 1998 to 2008, as well as one patient who received the device elsewhere but was followed at our institution. Prosthesis survivorship and modes of failure were determined. Followup was for a minimum of 12 months or until implant removal (median, 43 months; range, 6-131 months); 28 patients were followed for more than 5 years. Results: We found a survivorship of 85% at 5 years and 80% at 10 years. Eight patients required prosthetic revision after interface failure due to aseptic loosening alone (n = 3) or aseptic loosening with periprosthetic fracture (n = 5). Additionally, five periprosthetic bone failures occurred that did not require revision: three patients had periprosthetic bone failure without fixation compromise and two exhibited irregular prosthetic osteointegration patterns with concomitant fracture due to mechanical insufficiency. Conclusions: Compress ® prosthetic fixation after distal femoral tumor resection exhibits long-term survivorship. Implant failure was associated with patient nonadherence to the recommended weightbearing proscription or with bone necrosis and fracture. We conclude this is the most durable FDA-approved fixation method for distal femoral megaprostheses. Level of Evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11999-012-2635-6
DO - 10.1007/s11999-012-2635-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 23054526
AN - SCOPUS:84875766842
SN - 0009-921X
VL - 471
SP - 774
EP - 783
JO - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
JF - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
IS - 3
ER -