Metaphyseal Sleeves for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Good Short-Term Outcomes

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Nov;30(11):1990-4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.05.015. Epub 2015 May 19.

Abstract

Metaphyseal sleeve prostheses have shown promising results in the management of bone defects at revision TKA. We present a study of their use in aseptic revision TKA. Thirty-five revisions were included in 34 patients with wear or aseptic loosening indicated in 71% of cases. The majority of cases (63%) were AORI grade 2 or greater on the tibia or femur. Knee Society scores were excellent or good in 83% of patients with the same percentage having no or only mild pain. One patient suffered a sleeve-related complication with femoral condylar fractures three years postoperatively; these united with good outcomes. All radiographs were satisfactory; no patient required a further revision. We report good outcomes with the use of metaphyseal sleeves in revision TKA.

Keywords: arthroplasty; aseptic; knee; replacement; revision; sleeves.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Femoral Neck Fractures / surgery
  • Femur / surgery
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / surgery
  • Knee Prosthesis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Postoperative Period
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Reoperation / instrumentation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Scotland / epidemiology
  • Tibia / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome