TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-Term (6 Months or Less) Pain in Cemented versus Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty
T2 - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU - Ailaney, Nikhil
AU - Barra, Matthew F.
AU - Schloemann, Derek T.
AU - Thirukumaran, Caroline P.
AU - Kaplan, Nathan B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Background: Cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has increased in popularity to potentially improve survivorship. Radiostereometric studies demonstrate increased component migration during the first 3 to 6 months in cementless constructs, generating concern for increased postoperative pain during early osseointegration. The purpose of this study was to evaluate short-term (≤ 6 months) pain and function in cemented versus cementless TKA. We hypothesized that cementless TKA patients report increased pain during the short-term (≤ 6 months) postoperative period. Methods: The MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Libraries were searched for studies evaluating short-term (≤ 6 months) outcomes of cemented versus cementless primary TKA. Studies involving hybrid fixation were excluded. A meta-analysis was performed using standardized mean difference for primary outcomes (early postoperative pain) and weighted mean difference (WMD) for secondary outcomes (early postoperative function). Results: There were eleven studies included. There was no significant difference in acute postoperative pain between cemented and cementless TKA within 6 months of index TKA (standardized mean difference 0.08 in favor of cemented TKA; P = .10). Early postoperative forgotten joint scores (WMD 0.81; P = .81) and knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome scores for joint replacement (WMD 0.80 in favor of cemented TKA; P = .14) were also similar between groups. Conclusions: There is no difference in short-term (≤ 6 months) pain or early function between patients receiving cemented and cementless TKA. This suggests that surgeons may utilize cementless TKA without fear of increased pain due to micromotion within 6 months of index arthroplasty. However, additional studies with uniform assessment methods are needed to further inform differences in short-term pain and early functional outcomes between cemented and cementless TKA.
AB - Background: Cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has increased in popularity to potentially improve survivorship. Radiostereometric studies demonstrate increased component migration during the first 3 to 6 months in cementless constructs, generating concern for increased postoperative pain during early osseointegration. The purpose of this study was to evaluate short-term (≤ 6 months) pain and function in cemented versus cementless TKA. We hypothesized that cementless TKA patients report increased pain during the short-term (≤ 6 months) postoperative period. Methods: The MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Libraries were searched for studies evaluating short-term (≤ 6 months) outcomes of cemented versus cementless primary TKA. Studies involving hybrid fixation were excluded. A meta-analysis was performed using standardized mean difference for primary outcomes (early postoperative pain) and weighted mean difference (WMD) for secondary outcomes (early postoperative function). Results: There were eleven studies included. There was no significant difference in acute postoperative pain between cemented and cementless TKA within 6 months of index TKA (standardized mean difference 0.08 in favor of cemented TKA; P = .10). Early postoperative forgotten joint scores (WMD 0.81; P = .81) and knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome scores for joint replacement (WMD 0.80 in favor of cemented TKA; P = .14) were also similar between groups. Conclusions: There is no difference in short-term (≤ 6 months) pain or early function between patients receiving cemented and cementless TKA. This suggests that surgeons may utilize cementless TKA without fear of increased pain due to micromotion within 6 months of index arthroplasty. However, additional studies with uniform assessment methods are needed to further inform differences in short-term pain and early functional outcomes between cemented and cementless TKA.
KW - cemented
KW - cementless
KW - early functional outcomes
KW - short-term (≤6 months) pain
KW - TKA
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.033
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 38387768
AN - SCOPUS:85188460695
SN - 0883-5403
VL - 39
SP - 2137
EP - 2146
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
IS - 8
ER -