Application of the Endomodel rotating hinge knee prosthesis for knee osteoarthritis

One hundred thirty-six knees were treated with the Endomodel rotating hinge knee prosthesis as primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The indications for surgery included osteoarthritis (110 knees), rheumatoid arthritis (18 knees), and osteonecrosis (8 knees). Patients were divided into four study groups according to follow-up duration. Group A was followed up from 10 to 15 years, group B from 8 to 10 years, group C from 5 to 8 years, and group D from 2 to 5 years. The Hospital for Special Surgery knee score, as well as each parameter individually, showed statistically significant improvement in all groups postoperatively. A total of 88.23% were rated as excellent, 3.67% as good, and 8.08% as fair. The results suggest that the Endomodel rotating hinge prosthesis can be considered a good alternative for primary TKA in cases of serious axial deformity and collateral ligament deficiency and in rheumatoid arthritis patients.     

Early catastrophic failure of rotating hinge total knee prosthesis

The mechanical failure of a prosthesis component is usually observed as a late complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In knees with severe ligament instability and bone deficiency, either a true hinge prosthesis or a rotating hinge implant is commonly used. Failure of the polyethylene bearing bush in a hinge-type prosthesis is a complication that has not been reported to date. We report the cases of 2 rotating hinge TKA prostheses that dislocated as a result of mechanical failure of the prosthetic component within 5 months of initial implantation. Clinicians should be aware of this potential complication when selecting rotating hinge prostheses for certain patients.     

Rotating hinge prosthesis for complex revision total knee arthroplasty: A review of the literature

Introduction

The rotating hinge prosthesis was originally used and designed as a primary total knee arthroplasty implant, but was hampered due to poor outcomes and catastrophic failures. Newer rotating hinge implants can be utilized in complex revision total knee arthroplasties when appropriately indicated, but their outcome data is very difficult to interpret due to the strict and varied indications for use and subsequently small number of procedures performed. The goal of this review is to evaluate the current evidence on large cohort, rotating hinge knee prostheses used in the revision setting, in order to provide a clearer understanding of the indications, outcomes and complications.

旋转铰链型人工膝关节临床应用近期疗效观察

目的探讨旋转铰链型人工膝关节临床应用的近期疗效。方法2002年7月～2005年4月，应用旋转铰链型人工膝关节假体进行全膝关节置换术治疗膝关节严重畸形和不稳定17例17膝。其中男8例，女9例；年龄41～79岁，平均59岁。左侧10例，右侧7例。患者均因膝关节疼痛人院，病程1～7年。其中骨性关节炎10例，类风湿性关节炎5例，左股骨骨折术后创伤性关节炎1例，左胫骨平台骨折术后创伤性关节炎合并前交叉韧带、内侧半月板损伤及内侧侧副韧带断裂1例。术前HSS（hospital for special surgery）评分36-58分，平均48．6分；术前膝关节屈曲活动度21～80°，平均57．4°。结果术后患者均获随访7个月～3年，平均23．6个月。无下肢静脉血栓形成或肺栓塞，无腓总神经麻痹、骨折或伸膝装置断裂等并发症发生。1例患者术后3个月出现迟发感染，再次手术取出假体，应用抗生素骨水泥间隔行膝关节旷置待二期置换。其余16例最后随访时，HSS评分78～98分，平均91．1分，较术前平均增加45．5分，且差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）；术后2周，膝关节屈曲活动度为75～100°，平均85．2°，最后随访时膝关节屈曲活动度为85～123°，平均108．3°，与术前比较差异有统计学意义（P〈0．05）。结论旋转铰链型人工膝关节置换术近期疗效肯定，远期疗效尚待进一步随访。     

Failure of the Rotating-Hinge Knee Megaprosthesis

Recently, rotating hinge knee prostheses were applied more frequently due to improving modern implant designs. They are predominantly used in specific conditions with major bone defect or insufficiency of the collateral ligaments around the knee, often as salvage procedures. A case of rotating hinge knee megaprosthesis failure due to isolated tibial polyethylene stopper broken, which was never reported before, was investigated and treated in our institution. We suggested that rotating hinge knee prosthesis with incompetent medial collateral ligament is apt to failure due to the high valgus moment during gait. Sacrificing lateral collateral ligament or cutting the femur in slightly less than the normal 5° to 7° valgus may eliminate the risk of complication.     

The modular segmental kinematic rotating hinge for nonneoplastic limb salvage

From January 1980 to July 1998, 25 patients (26 knees) were treated with an arthroplasty using a Modular Segmental Kinematic Rotating Hinge total knee prosthesis for nonneoplastic limb salvage. The indications included: nonunion of a periprosthetic femur fracture (11 knees), severe bone loss and ligamentous instability (eight knees), nonunion of a supracondylar femur fracture (four knees), acute periprosthetic fracture (one knee), fracture of a previous hinge (one knee), and prior resection arthroplasty (one knee). The average age of the patients was 72.3 years. Twenty-two arthroplasties were revisions. The average followup was 58.5 months. At the latest followup, knee extension averaged 2.4 degrees and flexion averaged 93.6 degrees. The Knee Society knee score improved from an average of 45.4 preoperatively to 75.5. Preoperatively, functional scores averaged 8.6 and improved to 25. Complications occurred in eight patients. The most common was deep infection (five patients). The use of the Modular Kinematic Rotating Hinge for nonneoplastic limb salvage represents a small proportion (0.14%) of all primary and revision knee arthroplasties done at our institution. The indications for the surgery are for a highly complex and small subset of patients. The patients in the current study gained significant improvement in overall range of motion, Knee Society knee scores, and functional scores when this prosthesis was used.     

Failure of the Tibial Insert in a Rotating Hinge Total Knee Arthroplasty

There has been a steady increase in the number of revision total knee arthroplasties being performed in the United States. Hinge knee prostheses are used predominantly in complex primary or revision arthroplasties, often as salvage procedures. Significant improvement of the articulation between the rotating hinge mechanism and tibial component has decreased the stresses that contributed to earlier failures in previous generation designs. Two cases of fracture of the tibial metal post in the rotating hinge of a revision total knee arthroplasty were evaluated and treated at our institution within a 1-month period. We present our experience with this construct failure and subsequent patient management.     

Evolution of the rotating hinge for complex total knee arthroplasty.

Initial rotating hinge total knee designs were associated with a high failure rate. More recent designs have improved the patellofemoral articulation and the rotating hinge mechanism, added modular canal filling slotted fluted stems and metaphyseal sleeves, and improved the articulation between the mobile-bearing element and the tibial component. A series of patients with complex problems was studied. They underwent knee arthroplasty using a second generation rotating hinge component incorporating the design features listed above. Indications for surgery included medial collateral ligament disruption, revision of a previous hinged component with a massive bone loss, comminuted distal femur fracture or distal femoral nonunion in elderly patients, extensor mechanism disruption requiring reconstruction in an unstable knee, and ankylosis requiring femoral peel exposure with moderate residual flexion extension gap imbalance. A series of 23 knees in 22 patients was evaluated at the 2- to 9-year followup. The clinical results, range of motion, and satisfaction were comparable with that of a standard condylar revision knee arthroplasty despite the fact that the cases were more complex. These results warrant continued investigation of the role of rotating hinge in complex total knee arthroplasty.     

The use of a modular rotating hinge component in salvage revision total knee arthroplasty

Revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a second-generation modular rotating hinge design was performed on 16 knees in 15 patients over a 5-year period. Follow-up of 2 to 6 years (mean, 51 months) was obtained in 14 knees in 13 patients. Indications for revision were aseptic loosening of a hinged prosthesis (8 knees), loosening and bone loss associated with chronic extensor mechanism disruption (2 knees), component instability with chronic medial collateral ligament disruption (3 knees), and comminuted distal femur fracture (1 knee). Clinical and radiographic results were reviewed and compared with 87 patients who underwent revision TKA using a standard condylar revision design during the same period. Early results showed comparable postoperative knee scores and range of motion between the 2 groups despite the use of the rotating hinge component in more complex revision cases. No patient has exhibited radiographic evidence of definite component loosening. Alignment of 5 degrees to 10 degrees of valgus in the frontal plane and within 2 degrees of neutral in the sagittal plane was achieved consistently. Short-term clinical and radiographic results are encouraging and suggest that a second-generation modular rotating hinge component can be used successfully in selected salvage revision cases.     

Long-term comparison of the "St. Georg" knee endoprosthesis system. 10-year survival rates of 2,236 gliding and hinge endoprosthesis

A comparison of results between the total hinge and the sled prosthesis "St. Georg" has revealed significantly inferior results for the sled prosthesis due to a greater number of aseptic loosenings predominantly of the tibial component, primary and secondary laxity of ligaments and/or residual pain, e.g. due to malposition. The 10-years survival rate for the total hinge prosthesis was 94 per cent, thus exceeding the results obtained in total hip arthroplasty. The disadvantages of the rigid hinge models, as for instance unphysiological support and guidance and insufficient cushioning during knee motion have been compensated for in our modification, the "Endo" rotational knee prosthesis. The indications for a surface knee replacement are restricted to cases with an intact ligamentous apparatus and unicondylar arthrosis.     

The kinematic rotating hinge prosthesis for complex knee arthroplasty.

Fifty-eight patients (69 knees) treated with the Kinematic Rotating Hinged knee prosthesis for complex primary and salvage revision total knee arthroplasty were followed up for an average of 75.2 months (range, 24-199 months). The indications for use of the Kinematic Rotating Hinged knee prosthesis included severe bone loss combined with ligamentous instability (30 knees), nonunion of a periprosthetic fracture (10 knees), an acute periprosthetic fracture (nine knees), severe collateral ligamentous instability (five knees), reimplantation for infection (six knees), nonunion of a supracondylar femoral fracture (four knees), congenital dislocation of the knee (three knees), and treatment of a severely comminuted distal femur (two knees). At the time of surgery, the average patient age was 72 years (range, 46-92 years). Preoperatively, knee extension averaged 4.94 degrees (range, 0 degrees-40 degrees) and flexion averaged 81 degrees (range, 15 degrees-125 degrees). At final followup, knee extension averaged 1.25 degrees (range, -5 degrees-25 degrees) and flexion averaged 94.2 degrees (range, 5 degrees-125 degrees). The preoperative Knee Society Knee score averaged 40.3 points (range, 2-93 points) and improved to 77 points (range, 33-99 points) at final followup. Complications were numerous: 23 (32%) patients experienced at least one complication and 12 (17%) patients had two or more complications. Deep periprosthetic infection was the most common complication (14.5%), followed by patellar complications (13%), and prosthetic component breakage (10%). During the period of this study, there were 15,798 primary and 2673 revision total knee arthroplasties done at the authors' institution. The patients receiving a Kinematic Rotating Hinged knee prosthesis represent a highly complex and small subset (0.37%) of the overall population having knee arthroplasty. Although the use of the Kinematic Rotating Hinged knee prosthesis for these limited indications has been useful for the authors, the incidence of complications and the poor outcome of these complications is disconcerting. Hinged total knee arthroplasty should be reserved for the final salvage option of the treatment options available when doing complex primary and salvage revision knee arthroplasties.     

Survivorship analysis of total knee arthroplasty with the kinematic prosthesis in patients who have rheumatoid arthritis

Eighty-eight primary total knee arthroplasty procedures in 61 patients with rheumatoid arthritis were performed using the Kinematic total knee prosthesis (Howmedica, Rutherford, NJ) with cement between 1980 and 1985. No patients were lost to follow-up evaluation. Thirty-one of 61 patients died during the study period. Survivorship for all patients by life-table method was estimated as 56% at 10 years. This was shorter than the expected survival rate of a sex- and age-matched control group. Fifty procedure outcomes in 34 patients (27 women, 7 men) who were followed for more than 10 years were available for clinical evaluation. Complications occurred in 11 cases; in 4 of these, revision surgery was required. With revision as the endpoint, the survival rate of the prostheses was estimated as 93% at 10 years.     

Total knee arthroplasty using the kinematic rotating hinge prosthesis

Patients receiving a Kinematic Rotating Hinge total knee prosthesis with a 25-month minimum follow up were reviewed. A total of 46 patients and 54 knees were included in the study. A detailed clinical assessment was available on 38 knees. Twenty of these knees had primary arthroplasties performed with the Kinematic Rotating Hinge prosthesis and 18 knees had revision arthroplasty. Ninety-five percent of primary knees and 83% of revision knees caused no or mild pain postoperatively. Using the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School knee rating system, 80% of primary knees and 61% of revision knees were rated as good to excellent. Using the criteria defined in this article, 90% of primary knees and 83% of revision knees were labeled as having a satisfactory result. Forty-five percent of primary components and 52% of revision components demonstrated lucent lines on radiographic review. Seven percent of primary knees and 20% of revision knees showed evidence of aseptic lucency progression in one or more zones. No radiographic evidence of aseptic loosening was noted in this review. Documented sepsis occurred in one primary knee and two revision knees. Patellar instability occurred in 21% of primary knees and 36% of revision knees, representing the major complication. The Kinematic Rotating Hinge prosthesis is intended for use in arthroplasty cases where there is functional absence of collateral ligament stability. This review suggests that a high percentage of satisfactory clinical results can be achieved with this prosthesis with long-term radiographic stability.     

Dislocation of a posterior stabilized total knee prosthesis. A report of two cases

Posterior stabilized knee prostheses have been recommended for knees with posterior cruciate deficiency, as well as for knees with prior patellectomy. Two cases are presented in which a complete dislocation of a Kinematic II Stabilizer prosthesis occurred after primary knee arthroplasty. The mechanism of dislocation was a varus or valgus stress while the knee was flexed. This previously unreported complication of dislocation after primary knee arthroplasty with a posterior stabilized knee prosthesis was, we believe, due, in part, to the design of this prosthesis, which provides little mediolateral stability in flexion, in combination with a mild degree of laxity of the collateral ligaments. This complication could be prevented by use of a prosthesis with greater inherent mediolateral stability.     

St. Georg knee endoprosthesis system (slide and hinge principle). Observations and results following 10 years' experience with over 3,700 operations

Some 2000 total knee endoprostheses were inserted from 1970-1978 and about 1700 of these have been followed two different types of knee replacement were used, a surface replacement of a non-constrained design and a total hinge prosthesis. Serious complications, such as infection, loosening and fracture of the components were regarded as significant determinants in the evaluation of the durability of total and partial knee replacement. The highest and lowest incidence of complication were recorded. The longevity of knee arthroplasty and the survival rates were estimated by constructing survivorship tables. Patients with knee replacement having no complications were designated "survivals" while patients with an established complication were treated as "deaths". The success rates of total hinge prosthesis were compared with those of the sledge prosthesis. Failure rates of aseptic complications were assessed and compared with failure rates due to septic complications. A differentiation was also made between the sledge prosthesis and the total hinge prosthesis. Furthermore, significant differences in the indication for the insertion of the sledge or the total hinge were determined by group assessment (log-rank-test). Unlike the general trend to use a semiconstrained knee replacement the evaluation of this clinical trial has induced us to improve our hitherto used total knee prosthesis model rather than to develop a new surface replacement.     

Rotating‐platform knee arthroplasty: a review and update

Fixed versus rotating‐platform knee arthroplasty for total knee arthroplasty is still a controversial topic. In this article, biomechanical and clinical aspects of rotating‐platform knee arthroplasty are reviewed. In regard to its biomechanical characteristics, the rotating‐platform knee arthroplasty design has been proved to provide less tibiofemoral contact stress under conditions of tibiofemoral malalignment. It also reduces the wear rate. However, in regard to its clinical characteristics, the mid‐term and long‐term survivorship of rotating‐platform knee arthroplasties is not superior to that of fixed‐platform knees. It appears that we are at a crossroads. In this article, progress in biomechanical and clinical aspects of rotating‐platform knee prosthesis is reviewed.     

Revision total knee arthroplasty using the total condylar III prosthesis

Implant selection for the severely damaged knee being treated by revision is difficult. Fixed or rotating hinges have provided mixed results with a high frequency of complication. An alternative to a hinge implant is the total condylar III prosthesis, which can substitute for a deficient collateral ligament. Between August 1980 and April 1987 total condylar III prostheses were used for revision of failed total knee arthroplasties (TKA) of 21 knees in 19 patients. In the same time interval, 649 TKA revisions were performed for a frequency of 3.2% using this prosthesis. The indications for using this prosthesis were bone loss in 10 knees, instability in 9 knees, supracondylar femur fracture in 1 knee, and implant malposition in one knee. At a 4-year follow-up evaluation the knee scores were excellent in 25%, good in 25%, fair in 25%, and poor in 25%. Complications occurred in 33% of the knees. The total condylar III prosthesis provided results similar to other constrained implants used for revision in patients with severe bone loss and ligamentous instability.     

旋转平台与固定平台假体全膝人工关节置换术的早期疗效比较

目的比较全膝人工关节置换术应用强生旋转平台与固定平台两种假体术后早期临床疗效。 方法回顾性收集2017年1月至2018年01月济宁医学院附属医院收治的79例86侧膝关节骨性关节炎患者进行回顾性研究,其中43例46膝应用强生旋转平台,其中男性18例（18膝,39.13%）,女性25例（28膝,60.87%）;左侧25膝（54.35%）,右膝21膝（45.65%）,年龄为55~77岁,平均（68±8）岁。36例（40膝）应用强生固定平台,其中男性16例（17膝,42.50%）,女性20例（23膝,57.50%）;左侧22膝（55.00%）,右膝18膝（45.00%）。年龄为54~80岁,平均（67±8）岁。所有患者均由同一位医师行固定平台假体或旋转平台假体初次TKA术。分别于手术前后评估膝关节HSS评分、膝关节活动度。 结果固定平台组或旋转平台组患者的术前活动度与末次随访活动度相比,差异均具有统计学意义（t=26.801,t=21.470,P<0.05）;固定平台组或旋转平台组患者的术前HSS评分与末次随访HSS评分相比,差异均具有统计学意义（t=35.180,t=35.053,P<0.05）。固定平台组与旋转平台组患者比较,术前及末次随访活动度差异均无统计学意义（均P>0.05）,固定平台组与旋转平台组患者比较,术前及末次随访HSS评分差异均无统计学意义（均P>0.05）。 结论旋转平台假体与固定平台假体TKA术后早期临床总体疗效相似。两种假体均能明显改善膝关节活动度及膝关节功能。无论使用哪种假体,短期随访时间内都不会影响到效果。     

Long‐term outcome of giant cell tumors of bone around the knee treated by en bloc resection of tumor and reconstruction with prosthesis

Objective: To study the long‐term outcomes and complications of giant cell tumors around the knee treated with en bloc resection and reconstruction with prosthesis. Methods: From January 1991 to March 2005, 19 patients (11 men, 8 women, average age 35.4 years) were treated in our hospital with en bloc resection and reconstruction with domestic prosthesis (15 hinge knee and 4 rotating‐hinge knee). The distal femur was involved in 12 and the proximal tibia in 7 cases. Nine tumors were primary and 10 recurrent. All cases were Campanacci grade III. The affected limb functions were evaluated by the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society scoring system. Results: All patients underwent operation successfully with no complications. The mean follow‐up time was 128.9 months (60 to 216 months). Apart from one patient who underwent amputation because of wound infection two years after reoperation, the range of knee motion of 18 patients was 30°–110°. The mean functional score of the affected limb was 22.7 (15 to 27 points). The length of the lower extremities was equal in nine cases; the affected limb was 2–9 cm shorter in the other ten cases. Prosthesis fracture and loosening developed in one, prosthesis aseptic loosening in three, and delayed deep infection and prosthesis loosening in two cases. The prosthesis loosening rate was 31.6%. One patient developed a proximal femur fracture. Conclusion: En bloc resection and reconstruction with prosthesis is a feasible method for treating giant cell tumor of bone around the knee. Complications related to the prosthesis, mainly prosthesis loosening and limb shortening, increase gradually with longer survival time.     

Rotating hinge total knee arthroplasty in severly affected knees

A consecutive series of 24 knees in 21 patients who received a Finn rotating hinge for primary (nine knees) or revision (15 knees) total knee arthroplasty between August 1993 and January 1997 was reviewed. The average followup was 33 months (range, 21-62 months) for all patients in the study. Seventeen patients (20 knees) were followed up for more than 2 years. Twenty-four knees (21 patients) were categorized according to Knee Society scoring criteria: 37.5% (nine knees) were Category A, 25% (six knees) were Category B, and 37.5% (nine knees) were Category C. Using the Knee Society knee and function scores, clinical and radiographic results were assessed and outcome analysis was determined. The average Knee Society knee score improved from 44 points (range, 5-64 points) before surgery to 83 points (range, 45-95 points) after surgery; the average functional score according to the Knee Society system improved from 10 points (range, 0-35 points) before surgery to 45 points (range, 0-100 points) after surgery. Pain and function markedly improved after surgery. For treatment of the most severely affected knees with compromised bone and ligamentous instability, the Finn total knee replacement appears to be an acceptable option. As a rotating hinge design, the prosthesis at early followup provides excellent pain relief, restoration of walking capacity, and stabilization, without evidence of early mechanical failure.