Titanium Alloy Knee Implant Is Associated with Higher Bone Density over Cobalt Chromium: A Prospective Matched-Pair Case-Control Study.

Do Weon Lee Du Hyun Ro Hyuk-Soo Han Myung Chul Lee

Published in: Clinics in orthopedic surgery (2022)

The pBMD significantly decreased 2 years after TKA in certain regions regardless of the implant material used. However, the decrease was significantly less in the TiN group in specific regions of the tibia and femur. The TiN implant was beneficial in preserving the periprosthetic bone stock after TKA.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
total knee arthroplasty
bone mineral density
total hip
postmenopausal women
bone loss
body composition
bone regeneration
total hip arthroplasty
carbon nanotubes
anterior cruciate ligament