In-vitro method for assessing femoral implant-bone micromotions in resurfacing hip implants under different loading conditions

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 943-950

  Cristofolini, L ^a   Varini, E ^a   Viceconti, M ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hip replacement; Implant primary stability; Implant femur micromotion; Preclinical in vitro testing; Resurfacing epiphyseal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BONE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LOADS (FORCES); MOTION CONTROL; SHEAR DEFORMATION; ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PROSTHESES; PROSTHETICS;

EPIPHYSEAL PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS-BONE MICROMOTION;

HIP PROSTHESES; LOADS (FORCES);

AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EPIPHYSEAL PROSTHESIS; HIP REPLACEMENTS; IMPLANT PRIMARY STABILITIES; IN-VITRO TESTING; MICROMOTION;

EID: 38449113636     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM278     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Smith-Petersen, M. N. Evolution of mould arthroplasty of the hip joint. The classic. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res., 1978, 134, 5-11.
2. Jolley, M. N., Salvati, E. A., and Brown, G. C. Early results and complications of surface replacement of the hip. J. Bone Jt Surg. Am., 1982, 64(3), 366-377.
3. Head, W. C. Total articular resurfacing arthroplasty. Analysis of component failure in sixty-seven hips. J. Bone Jt Surg. Am., 1984, 66(1), 28-34.
4. Freeman, M. A. and Bradley, G. W. ICLH surface replacement of the hip. An analysis of the first 10 years. J. Bone Jt Surg. Br., 1983, 65(4), 405-411.
5. Howie, D. W., Campbell, D., McGee, M., and Cornish, B. L. Wagner resurfacing hip arthroplasty. The results of one hundred consecutive arthroplasties after eight to ten years. J. Bone Jt Surg. Am., 1990, 72(5), 708-714.
6. Daniel, J., Pynsent, P. B., and McMinn, D. J. Metalon-metal resurfacing of the hip in patients under the age of 55 years with osteoarthritis. J. Bone Jt Surg. Br., 2004, 86(2), 177-184.
7. Amstutz, H. C., Beaule, P. E., Dorey, F. J., Le Duff, M. J., Campbell, P. A., and Gruen, T. A. Metal-on-metal hybrid surface arthroplasty: two to six-year follow-up study. J. Bone Jt Surg. Am., 2004, 86(1), 28-39.
8. Mont, M. A., Rajadhyaksha, A. D., and Hungerford, D. S. Outcomes of limited femoral resurfacing arthroplasty compared with total hip arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. J. Arthroplasty, 2001, 16(8 Suppl. 1), 134-139.
9. McMinn, D., Treacy, R., Lin, K., and Pynsent, P. Metal on metal surface replacement of the hip. Experience of the McMinn prothesis. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res., 1996, 329(Suppl.), S89-S98.
10. Wagner, M. and Wagner, H. Preliminary results of uncemented metal on metal stemmed and resurfacing hip replacement Arthroplasty. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res., 1996, 329(Suppl.), S78-S88.
11. Treacy, R. B., McBryde, C. W., and Pynsent, P. B. Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty. A minimum follow-up of five years. J. Bone Jt Surg. Br., 2005, 87(2), 167-170.
12. Back, D. L., Dalziel, R., Young, D., and Shimmin, A. Early results of primary Birmingham hip resurfacings. An independent prospective study of the first 230 hips. J. Bone Jt Surg. Br., 2005, 87(3), 324-329.
13. Howie, D. W., McGee, M. A., Costi, K., and Graves, S. E. Metal-on-metal resurfacing versus total hip replacement - the value of a randomized clinical trial. Orthop. Clin. North. Am., 2005, 36(2), 195-201, ix.
14. Malchau, H., Herberts, P., Söderman, P., and Odén, A. Prognosis of total hip replacement. Update and validation of results from the Swedish National Hip Arthroplasty Registry 1979-1998. In Proceedings of the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2000, pp. 1-16 (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois).
15. Kärrholm, J., Nivbrant, B., Thanner, J., Anderberg, C., Börlin, N., Herberts, P., and Malchau, H. Radiostereometric evaluation of hip implant design and surface finish. Micromotion of cemented femoral stems. In Proceedings of the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2000, pp. 1-11 (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, Illinois).
16. Cristofolini, L., Teutonico, A. S., Monti, L., Cappello, A., and Toni, A. Comparative in vitro study on the long term performance of cemented hip stems: validation of a protocol to discriminate between 'good' and 'bad' designs. J. Biomechanics, 2003, 36(11), 1603-1615.
17. Britton, J. R. and Prendergast, P. J. Preclinical testing of femoral hip components: an experimental investigation with four prostheses. J. Biomech. Engng, 2005, 127(5), 872-880.
18. Harman, M. K., Toni, A., Cristofolini, L., and Viceconti, M. Initial stability of uncemented hip stems: an in-vitro protocol to measure torsional interface motion. Med. Engng Physics, 1995, 17(3), 163-171.
19. Monti, L., Cristofolini, L., and Viceconti, M. Methods for quantitative analysis of the primary stability in uncemented hip prostheses. Artif Organs, 1999, 23(9), 851-859.
20. Taddei, F., Cristofolini, L., Martelli, S., Gill, H. S., and Viceconti, M. Subject-specific finite element models of long bones: an in vitro evaluation of the overall accuracy. J. Biomechanics, 2006, 39(13), 2457-2467.
21. Bergmann, G., Deuretzbacher, G., Heller, M., Graichen, F., Rohlmann, A., Strauss, J., and Duda, G. N. Hip contact forces and gait patterns from routine activities. J. Biomechanics, 2001, 34(7), 859-871.
22. Cristofolini, L., Viceconti, M., Toni, A., and Glunti, A. Influence of thigh muscles on the axial strains in a proximal femur during early stance in gait. J. Biomechanics, 1995, 28(5), 617-624.
23. Cristofolini, L., Pallini, F., Schileo, E., Juszczyk, M., Varini, E., Martelli, S., and Taddei, F. Biomechanical testing of the proximal femoral epiphysis: intact and implanted condition. In Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering systems design and analysis (Ed. C. Clark), Torino, Italy, 4-7 July 2006, p. ESDA2006-95187 (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York).
24. Cristofolini, L. A critical anaiysis of stress shielding evaluation of hip prostheses. Crit. Rev. Biomed. Engng, 1997, 25(4-5), 409-483.
25. Cristofolini, L., Juszczyk M., Martelli, S., Taddei, F., and Viceconti, M. In vitro replication of spontaneous fractures of the proximal human femur. J. Biomechanics, 2007, 40(13), 2837-2845.
26. Ruff, C. B. and Hayes, W. C. Cross-sectional geometry of Pecos Pueblo femora and tibiae - a biomechanical investigation: II. Sex, age, side differences. Am. J. Phys. Anthropology, 1983, 60(3), 383-400.
27. Taddei, F., Varini, E., Gill, H. S., Cristofolini, L., and Viceconti, M. A combined experimental and finite element study on load transfer and micromotions of a resurfacing hip prosthesis. J. Biomech. Engng (submitted for publication).
28. McMinn, D. and Pynsent, P. Surgical aspects of hip resurfacing. In Transactions of the IMechE International Conference on Engineers and surgeons joined at the hip. Refining future strategies in total hip replacement, 2002 (Professional Engineering Publishing Limited, London).
29. Glyn-Jones, S., Gill, H. S., McLardy-Smith, P., and Murray, D. Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis of the Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty. J. Bone Jt Surg. Br., 2004, 86(2), 172-176.
30. Gotze, C., Steens, W., Vieth, V., Poremba, C., Claes, L., and Steinbeck, J. Primary stability in cementless femoral stems: custom-made versus conventional femoral prosthesis. Clin. Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 2002, 17(4), 267-273.
31. Buhler, D. W., Berlemann, U., Lippuner, K., Jaeger, P., and Nolte, L. P. Three-dimensional primary stability of rementless femoral stems. Clin. Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon), 1997, 12(2), 75-86.
32. Baleani, M., Cristofolini, L., and Toni A. Initial stability of a new hybrid fixation hip stem: experimental measurement of implant-bone micromotion under torsional load in comparison with cemented and cementless stems. J. Biomed. Mater Res., 2000, 50(4), 605-615.
33. Cristofolini, L., Viceconti, M., Cappello, A., and Toni, A. Mechanical validation of whole bone composite femur models. J. Biomechanics, 1996, 29(4), 525-535.
34. Cristofolini, L., Saponara Teutonico, A., Savigni, P., Erani, P., and Viceconti, M. Preclinical assessment of the long-term endurance of cemented hip stems. Part 1: effect of daily activities - a comparison of two load histories. Proc. IMechE, Part H: J. Engineering in Medicine, 2007, 221(H6), 569-584.