BACKGROUND: The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of a single- ("implant only") versus a double-layer ("implant & bone") cementing technique on the primary stability of unicompartmental tibial plateaus under dynamic compression-shear loading conditions in human tibiae. METHODS: Twelve fresh-frozen human knees of a mean donor age of 72.3 years were used to perform medial UKA under a less invasive parapatellar surgical approach. The tibiae were divided into two groups of matched pairs based on comparable trabecular bone mineral density. To assess the primary stability, a new method based on a combination of dynamic compression-shear testing, kinematic analysis of the tibial plateau migration relative to the bone and evaluation of the cement layer by CT-scans and fragments cut through the implant-cement-bone interface in the frontal plane was introduced. FINDINGS: For the "implant only" cementation technique the mean load to failure was 2600 (SD 675) N and for "implant & bone" it was 2820 (SD 915) N. Between the final load level at failure and the bone mineral density a significant correlation was found for the groups "implant only" (r(s) = 0.875) and "implant & bone" (r(s) = 0.907). INTERPRETATION: From our observations, we conclude that there is no significant difference between a single- ("implant only") and double-layer ("implant & bone") cementing technique in the effect on the primary stability of unicompartmental tibia plateaus, in terms of failure load, correlation between final load at failure and bone mineral density, migration characteristics, cement layer thickness and penetration depth.
BACKGROUND: The objective of our study was to evaluate the impact of a single- ("implant only") versus a double-layer ("implant & bone") cementing technique on the primary stability of unicompartmental tibial plateaus under dynamic compression-shear loading conditions in human tibiae. METHODS: Twelve fresh-frozen human knees of a mean donor age of 72.3 years were used to perform medial UKA under a less invasive parapatellar surgical approach. The tibiae were divided into two groups of matched pairs based on comparable trabecular bone mineral density. To assess the primary stability, a new method based on a combination of dynamic compression-shear testing, kinematic analysis of the tibial plateau migration relative to the bone and evaluation of the cement layer by CT-scans and fragments cut through the implant-cement-bone interface in the frontal plane was introduced. FINDINGS: For the "implant only" cementation technique the mean load to failure was 2600 (SD 675) N and for "implant & bone" it was 2820 (SD 915) N. Between the final load level at failure and the bone mineral density a significant correlation was found for the groups "implant only" (r(s) = 0.875) and "implant & bone" (r(s) = 0.907). INTERPRETATION: From our observations, we conclude that there is no significant difference between a single- ("implant only") and double-layer ("implant & bone") cementing technique in the effect on the primary stability of unicompartmental tibia plateaus, in terms of failure load, correlation between final load at failure and bone mineral density, migration characteristics, cement layer thickness and penetration depth.
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