Huber WO, Noble PC. Effect of design on the initial stability of press-fit cups in the presence of acetabular rim defects: experimental evaluation of the effect of adding circumferential fins.
INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS 2013;
38:725-31. [PMID:
24263376 DOI:
10.1007/s00264-013-2187-8]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE
This experimental study was undertaken to examine the fixation characteristics of a six-finned acetabular cup in both primary and revision arthroplasty in comparison with two other commonly used cup designs without fins.
METHODS
All three cup designs (Ananova® [Intraplant], Plasmacup® NSC [Aesculap]; Exceed ABT™ [Biomet]) were implanted into validated models of normal and revision acetabula. The defect models were designed to simulate a dorso-cranial rim defect of 90° width and 10 mm in depth (moderate rim defect) and a dorso-cranial rim defect of 130° width and 15 mm in depth (severe rim defect). The fixation strength of the three cup designs was tested by cyclically edge-loading the implanted cups using a mechanical testing machine.
RESULTS
The six-finned Ananova implant exhibited greater resistance to foam-cup interface motion than both the Plasmacup and Exceed ABT implants. The largest average differences were observed in the resistance to ultimate spin-out, with Ananova outperforming Exceed ABT and Plasmacup by 26% and 17% in the moderate and by 36% and 38% in the severe defect models, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
The six-finned Ananova cup was significantly more resistant to edge loading both in the normal acetabulum and in acetabula with moderate to severe dorso-cranial rim defects than cup designs without fins, indicating that it may cover a wider range of clinical indications than conventional press-fit cups and provide clinicians with the confidence that, in primary and simple revision arthroplasty, adequate fixation strength can be obtained.
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