Is Wear Still a Concern in Total Knee Arthroplasty With Contemporary Conventional and Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Tibial Inserts in the mid- to Long-Term?
Polyethylene wear still appears to be a major primary and secondary cause for TKA revision in the mid- to long-term. Wear may manifest as destabilizing delamination or as continuous release of fine wear particles potentially resulting in inflammatory responses and subsequent failure.
Authors
- Robin Pourzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9610-4864)
- Hannah J. Lundberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-8690)
- Joshua J. Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3902-7334)
- Deborah J. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7121-7261)
- J. L. Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1567-8434)
- Douglas W. Van Citters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-1878)
- Devin P. Asher
- Brett R Levine
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2024.101550
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44
Funders
- Rush University