Cemented versus cementless Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty using radiostereometric analysis: a randomised controlled trial.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 15. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Mar;37(3):476-481.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.11.031. Epub 2021 Nov 26. Redefining Indications for Modern Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty: Clinical Outcomes and Survivorship in Patients >75 Years Old. Goh GS(1), Fillingham YA(1), Ong CB(1), Krueger CA(1), Courtney PM(1), Hozack WJ(1). Author information: (1)Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. BACKGROUND: Most studies on cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have excluded patients >75 years due to concerns that older patients have poorer bone mineral density and osteogenic activity. This study compared the midterm outcomes and survivorship of cemented and cementless TKA of the same modern design performed in patients >75 years. METHODS: We identified a consecutive series of 120 primary cementless TKA performed in patients >75 years. Each case was propensity score matched 1:3 with 360 cemented TKA of the same modern design based on age, sex, body mass index, Charlson Comorbidity Index, bilateral procedures, liner type, and year of surgery. Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS-JR) and Short Form-12 (SF-12) were collected preoperatively, at 6 months and 2 years. Implant survivorship was recorded at mean 4.2 years (range, 2.0-7.9). RESULTS: Mean age was 79.0 ± 3.4 years (range, 75-92) in the cemented cohort and 78.9 ± 3.5 (range, 75-91) in the cementless cohort (P = .769). There was no difference in final postoperative scores or improvement in scores at 2 years. The percentage of patients that met the minimal clinically important difference was also similar (KOOS-JR, 68.9% vs 69.2%, P = .955; SF-12 Physical, 71.7% vs 66.7%, P = .299). Seven-year survivorship free from aseptic revision was 99.4% for cemented knees and 100% for cementless knees (log-rank, P = .453). CONCLUSION: Patients over 75 years undergoing cementless or cemented TKA of the same modern design had comparable outcomes and survivorship in the midterm. The theoretical risks of cementless fixation in this age group were not realized in this study. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.11.031