Evaluation of micromotion in cemented vs uncemented knee arthroplasty in osteoarthrosis and rheumatoid arthritis. Randomized study using roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis.

Twenty-four patients (25 knees) with osteoarthrosis (OA) and 19 patients (20 knees) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were operated with bi-tricompartmental knee arthroplasty. The patients were randomized to cemented or cementless fixation of the tibial component. The fixation of the tibial components was examined with roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis (RSA) up to 24 months after operation. The following parameters representing tibial component micromotion were measured: (1) maximum migration of the prosthetic edge (maximum total point motion, MTPM); (2) distal migration of the prosthetic center (subsidence); (3) maximum proximal movements of the prosthetic edge ("lift-off"); and (4) prosthetic rotations, corresponding to internal/external rotation, adduction/abduction, and forward/backward tilt of the tibial component. All prostheses displayed significant micromotions, which tended to decrease 3-6 months after the operation. The average migration after 2 years, when measured as maximum single axis rotation, and MTPM were about 0.9 degrees-1.5 degrees and 1.0-1.5 mm, respectively, in all four groups. There were no statistically significant differences between cemented and cementless prostheses in either the OA or the RA group. The fixation in the RA patients did not significantly differ from that of the OA patients, perhaps because the RA patients had lower weight and were living a more sedentary life.

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