1. Management of Bone Defects in TKA
Dr. Mohammad Hossein Dehghani
Isfahan Jesus Hospital

2. Introduction BUT more common in revision TKA,
they do occur in primary TKA also.

4. Causes of bone defects in primary TKA
erosion secondary to angular arthritic change,
inflammatory arthritis,
osteonecrosis,
and fracture.

5. Bone defects in primary TKA
typically :asymmetrical & peripheral,
although contained deficiencies caused by cyst formation may occur.

6. Bone defects in primary TKA
In primary TKA ,base of contained and peripheral defects : condensed sclerotic bone,
In revision surgery, removal of components often leaves osteopenic surfaces

7. Major Concern
Diminish of subchondral bone strength distal to the subchondral plate.
Solution:the level of lateral tibial resection should not exceed 1 centimeter to avoid compromising implant durability,
others have demonstrated that proximal tibial bone strength is adequate to 20 mm

8. Solution
Right
Wrong

9. Management translation of the component away from a defect,
lower tibial resection,
cement filling,
autologous bone graft,
allograft,
wedges or augments,
custom implants..

10. Management(Use of stems )
in primary TKA:
necessary when bone grafting is required
or when the bone defect compromises fixation and renders the resurfacing component unstable without the added support of intramedullary fixation

11. Management (Lateral Translation)
Lateralizing a smaller tibial component : effectively eliminates bony defect by removing contact of implant with defect
However, the largest tibial tray size and polyethylene insert should always be favored to create the largest reasonable contact surface to distribute load.

12. Management (Lateral Translation)

13. Management (Lower Tibial Resection)
is often effective
limit of a lower tibial resection is : insertion of the ITB and infrapatellar ligament. (Gerdy)
Additionally, a lower tibial resection will complicate component fit because of the natural taper of the tibia, necessitating the use of a smaller tibial component or tapered tibial augments.

14. Management (Lower Tibial Resection)
Right
Wrong

15. Management (Cement Filling)
Lotke &Ritter demonstrated satisfactory long-term results with cement fill provided:
tibial bone defects are no deeper than 20 mm
and involve less than 50% of either plateau.
But
cement fill with or without screw reinforcement is an inferior method of defect management & radiolucent lines are commonly observed under defects filled with cement.
larger volumes of cement introduce the risk of thermal necrosis of the cement-bone interface

17. Management (Cement Filling)
Step-cut filled with cement (under tibialcomponent)

19. Management(autologous bone graft)
readily available in primary TKA.
high rates of incorporation
osteoinductive properties
lack of potential disease transmission
typically used when the size criteria for cement fill are exceeded.

20. Management (criteria that promote improved outcome)
creating viable/bleeding bed of host bone,
proper fit and finish of graft in host bed,
complete coverage of graft by the component to avoid graft resorption secondary to stress shielding,
optimal alignment of components for even load distribution,
limited weight bearing when larger grafts are used to allow for graft union,
and grafts protected with stems when required .

21. Management Contained defects : easily filled with bone graft,
Peripheral defects : more challenging.

22. Bone graft technique (From Behrens JC, Walker PS, Shoji H )

24. Management (Custom Prostheses and Metal Wedge Augmentation)
Metal wedge : intraoperative construction of a custom implant to address a bone defect,
Defects of less than 25 mm
Custom prostheses : for dealing with larger defects ( > 25mm)
limitations of practicality and cost

25. Metal Wedge Augmentation
available in triangular and rectangular shapes,
both cemented and cementless options.
load transfer across a larger defect: a rectangular block and stem augmentation.
good results using wedges attached with screw fixation

27. Distal Femoral Defects
frequently observed in valgus deformities when the lateral femoral condyle is dysplastic.
As with the tibia, defects can be managed with cement, bone graft, and metal augments.

28. Build-up required
Condylar resection

29. Contained Defects:
managed in the same manner as contained tibial defects.
Peripheral Defects :
affecting the chamfer cuts,
affecting the distal surface, or
causing major bone loss.

30. Femoral deficiencies increasing stages of bone loss: Stage 1
when the femoral osteotomy includes a portion of the lateral distal femur, but contouring to accommodate the femoral component results in chamfer “air cuts” anteriorly and posteriorly.
cement fill is acceptable for filling anterior and posterior spaces between bone and prosthesis. The sclerotic bone surface should be prepared to accept cement interdigitation.

31. Femoral deficiencies Stage 2
occurs when the level of the femoral osteotomy passes distal to the lateral femoral condyle even without chamfer cuts.
In this situation, cement fill typically is unsatisfactory unless combined with a femoral stem extension.
Even in this instance, a metal augment to the distal femur is preferred.

32. Femoral deficiencies Stage 3
refers to massive bone loss of one femoral condyle.
Substantial bone loss can be managed with allograft or metal block augmentation,
Allograft requires a period of non–weight bearing postoperatively and a femoral stem extension. The advantage of allograft is that if a revision is required, bone stock may be partially restored.
Metal augments allow quicker rehabilitation without restricted weight bearing .

33. Femoral deficiencies
In general, optimized collateral ligament stability and restoration of normal anatomy is preferable to the use of constrained prostheses.

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