Trends in Total Knee Arthroplasty Cementing Technique Among Arthroplasty Surgeons-A Survey of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Members. 2023

J Ryan Martin, and Michael J Archibeck, and Jeremy M Gililland, and Lucas A Anderson, and Gregory G Polkowski, and Ran Schwarzkopf, and Thorsten M Seyler, and Christopher E Pelt
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Aseptic loosening persists as one of the leading causes of failure following cemented primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Cement technique may impact implant fixation. We hypothesized that there is variability in TKA cement technique among arthroplasty surgeons. A 28-question survey regarding variables in surgeons' preferred TKA cementation technique was distributed to 2,791 current American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) members with a response rate of 30.8% (903 respondents). Patterns of responses were analyzed by grouping respondents by their answers to certain questions including cementing technique, tibial cement location, and femoral cement location. A total of 73.5% reported performing at least 7 of 8 of the highest consensus techniques, including vacuum mixing (79.9%), using two bags (76.1%), tibial implant first (95.2%), single-stage cementing (96.9%), compression of the implants in extension (91.7%), and use of a tourniquet (84.3%). Medium and high viscosity cement was most commonly used (37.9 and 37.8%, respectively). Finger pressurization was most common (76.1%) compared to a gun (29.8%). There were 26.5% of respondents performing 6 or fewer of the most common majority techniques and seemed to perform other less common techniques (eg, use of a single bag of cement, trialing or closure prior to cement curing, and heating to accelerate cement curing). Cement was most commonly applied to the entire bone and implant surface on both the tibia (46.4%) and femur (47.7%), leaving much variation in the remaining cement application location responses. There appears to be variability in cemented TKA technique among arthroplasty surgeons. There were 26.5% of respondents performing less of the majority techniques and also performed other additional low-response rate techniques. Further studies that look at the impacts of variation in techniques on outcomes may be warranted. Our study demonstrates the need for defining best practices for cement technique given the substantial variability identified.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007719 Knee Joint A synovial hinge connection formed between the bones of the FEMUR; TIBIA; and PATELLA. Superior Tibiofibular Joint,Joint, Knee,Joint, Superior Tibiofibular,Knee Joints,Superior Tibiofibular Joints,Tibiofibular Joint, Superior
D007720 Knee Prosthesis Replacement for a knee joint. Knee Prostheses,Prostheses, Knee,Prosthesis, Knee
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D001843 Bone Cements Adhesives used to fix prosthetic devices to bones and to cement bone to bone in difficult fractures. Synthetic resins are commonly used as cements. A mixture of monocalcium phosphate, monohydrate, alpha-tricalcium phosphate, and calcium carbonate with a sodium phosphate solution is also a useful bone paste. Bone Cement,Bone Glues,Bone Pastes,Bone Glue,Bone Paste,Cement, Bone,Cements, Bone,Glue, Bone,Glues, Bone,Paste, Bone,Pastes, Bone
D002484 Cementation The joining of objects by means of a cement (e.g., in fracture fixation, such as in hip arthroplasty for joining of the acetabular component to the femoral component). In dentistry, it is used for the process of attaching parts of a tooth or restorative material to a natural tooth or for the attaching of orthodontic bands to teeth by means of an adhesive. Cementations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D019645 Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Replacement of the knee joint. Knee Replacement, Total,Arthroplasties, Knee Replacement,Arthroplasties, Replacement, Knee,Arthroplasty, Knee Replacement,Arthroplasty, Replacement, Partial Knee,Knee Arthroplasty,Knee Arthroplasty, Total,Knee Replacement Arthroplasties,Knee Replacement Arthroplasty,Partial Knee Arthroplasty,Partial Knee Replacement,Replacement Arthroplasties, Knee,Replacement Arthroplasty, Knee,Replacement, Total Knee,Total Knee Replacement,Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty,Unicompartmental Knee Replacement,Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty,Unicondylar Knee Replacement,Arthroplasty, Knee,Arthroplasty, Partial Knee,Arthroplasty, Total Knee,Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental Knee,Arthroplasty, Unicondylar Knee,Knee Arthroplasty, Partial,Knee Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental,Knee Arthroplasty, Unicondylar,Knee Replacement, Partial,Knee Replacement, Unicompartmental,Knee Replacement, Unicondylar,Total Knee Arthroplasty
D066231 Surgeons Medical practitioners qualified to practice surgery.

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