Jan Philippe Kretzer1, Ulrike Mueller2, Marcus R Streit2, Hartmuth Kiefer3, Robert Sonntag2, Robert M Streicher4, Joern Reinders2. 1. Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Center for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury, Heidelberg University Hospital, Schlierbacher Landstrasse 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Germany. philippe.kretzer@med.uni-heidelberg.de. 2. Laboratory of Biomechanics and Implant Research, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Center for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury, Heidelberg University Hospital, Schlierbacher Landstrasse 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Germany. 3. Clinic for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Joint Center, 32257, Buende, Germany. 4. Dr. Streicher GmbH, 8835, Feusisberg, Switzerland.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Literature on the potential release of trace elements following implantation of Zirconia-platelet toughened alumina (ZPTA) ceramic components is scant. The present study therefore analysed the in vitro and in vivo potential release of ions from ZPTA bearings. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An in vitro and in vivo study was conducted. The in vitro study compared leaching in bovine serum from two groups: ZPTA ceramic heads and Co-28Cr-6Mo alloy heads, both 28-mm diameter. A third group without implant served as reference group. An in vivo clinical study compared trace elements in the whole blood of patients with 36-mm diameter ZPTA ceramic-on-ceramic articulation after three and 12 months. A cohort of subjects without any prosthesis was used as control group. The release of ions was determined by high resolution-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. RESULTS: In the in vitro experiment, significant differences (p ≤ 0.01) in trace element release for chromium, cobalt and molybdenum were found, with increased levels of ion release in the Co-28Cr-6Mo metal group. The very low detection limit for yttrium allowed detection of a small yttrium release from the ZPTA heads, which was not confirmed by the in vivo study. No significant difference between the groups was found for strontium, aluminium, and zirconium. In the in vivo study, no relevant differences in ion levels between the reference group without any implant and the study group were found at the three and 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: This study supports that ZPTA ceramic articulation components are safe in terms of ion release, and may be an excellent alternative to bearings based on Co-28Cr-6Mo alloys.
INTRODUCTION: Literature on the potential release of trace elements following implantation of Zirconia-platelet toughened alumina (ZPTA) ceramic components is scant. The present study therefore analysed the in vitro and in vivo potential release of ions from ZPTA bearings. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An in vitro and in vivo study was conducted. The in vitro study compared leaching in bovine serum from two groups: ZPTA ceramic heads and Co-28Cr-6Mo alloy heads, both 28-mm diameter. A third group without implant served as reference group. An in vivo clinical study compared trace elements in the whole blood of patients with 36-mm diameter ZPTA ceramic-on-ceramic articulation after three and 12 months. A cohort of subjects without any prosthesis was used as control group. The release of ions was determined by high resolution-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. RESULTS: In the in vitro experiment, significant differences (p ≤ 0.01) in trace element release for chromium, cobalt and molybdenum were found, with increased levels of ion release in the Co-28Cr-6Mo metal group. The very low detection limit for yttrium allowed detection of a small yttrium release from the ZPTA heads, which was not confirmed by the in vivo study. No significant difference between the groups was found for strontium, aluminium, and zirconium. In the in vivo study, no relevant differences in ion levels between the reference group without any implant and the study group were found at the three and 12-month follow-up. CONCLUSION: This study supports that ZPTA ceramic articulation components are safe in terms of ion release, and may be an excellent alternative to bearings based on Co-28Cr-6Mo alloys.
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Ceramics; Metal ions; Stability; Total hip arthroplasty; Tribology
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