In vivo kinematic analysis of a high-flexion, posterior-stabilized, mobile-bearing knee prosthesis in deep knee bending motion

J Arthroplasty. 2009 Sep;24(6):972-8. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2008.06.012. Epub 2008 Nov 25.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the kinematics of a high-flexion, posterior-stabilized, mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in weight-bearing, deep knee bending motion. Thirteen patients implanted with the Legacy Posterior Stabilized Flex (Zimmer, Warsaw, IN) mobile-bearing TKA were examined during a deep knee bending motion using fluoroscopy. Femorotibial motion was determined using a 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional registration technique, which used computer-assisted design models to reproduce the position of metallic implants from single-view fluoroscopic images. The average flexion range of motion between the metallic implants was 116 degrees . The average rotation of the femoral component was 9.3 degrees external rotation. The mean kinematic pathway was early rollback, lateral pivot with external rotation, and bicondylar rollback. We found that the kinematic pattern of the Legacy Posterior Stabilized Flex mobile-bearing TKA was different than normal knee kinematics.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / surgery
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / instrumentation*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / methods*
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / physiology*
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Range of Motion, Articular / physiology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight-Bearing / physiology