Article
Early Aseptic Failure of the Tibial Component-Cement Interface in ATTUNE® Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Report of Three Cases
Orthopedic Surgery
Division
West Florida
Hospital
Largo Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
12-21-2021
Keywords
- attune,
- aseptic loosening,
- tibial baseplate,
- tka,
- total knee arthroplasty,
- total knee revision arthroplasty,
- revision arthroplasty,
- cement interface,
- bone cement,
- painful total knee
Disciplines
Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) systems are designed to maximize the longevity of the implant. However, an unusually high rate of aseptic tibial tray loosening was observed in the DePuy ATTUNE® total knee arthroplasty system (DePuy Synthes, Warsaw, USA). Affected patients noted symptoms of instability and reproducible pain at the bone-implant interface. However, there was no radiographic evidence of lucency or implant failure. Intra-operatively, the tibial component was grossly loose and lacked adhered cement. We hypothesize that the loosening is due to the smooth architecture of the undersurface of the tibial component, lacking either grit blasting or porous coating.
Publisher or Conference
Cureus
Citation Information
Murphy JD, Braunlich PR, Judson WR IV, Harker JN, Baumann PA. Early Aseptic Failure of the Tibial Component-Cement Interface in ATTUNE® Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Report of Three Cases. Cureus. 2021;13(12):e20582. doi:10.7759/cureus.20582