• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Oct 2023

    60 years of Charnley-Muller Alivium hip prosthesis: the revision percentage and tribo-corrosion sequelae after a mean of 27 years.

    • Ingrid Milošev, Rihard Trebše, Andrej Cör, and Vesna Levašič.
    • Research Department, Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital, Jadranska C. 31, 6280, Ankaran, Slovenia. ingrid.milosev@ob-valdoltra.si.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2023 Oct 1; 143 (10): 602160316021-6031.

    IntroductionThe main aim was to analyse the series of 29 collected cemented Charnley-Muller Alivium retrievals with the meantime in situ of 27 years. In addition, the revision rate of 1425 Alivium prostheses implanted at our institution between 1977 and 1992 was calculated.Materials And MethodsThe revision percentage of the Alivium cohort was calculated up to 45 years of follow-up and compared to that of all total hip arthroplasties (THAs) implanted in the same period (No. 5535). Metal and polyethylene retrieved components were inspected in 29 cases for wear damage and roughness. Wear particles were retrieved from periprosthetic tissue using digestion protocols and their composition, morphology, and size distribution were investigated. Periprosthetic tissue was analysed histologically.ResultsThe revision percentage of the Alivium cohort was 16% at 45 years of follow-up. It was comparable to all the THAs implanted at the same time (18%). The shape of polyethylene particles isolated from periprosthetic tissue corresponded to the wear pattern on polyethylene cups. Polyethylene particles were the main wear product, with the majority (68%) of particles smaller than 0.1 µm. Metal particles were rare with two types: CoCr and Cr based. Histological analysis showed that in 14 out of 18 specimens, the metal particles were graded + 1, reflecting that the metal loading in the periprosthetic tissue was low.ConclusionsOur study represents valuable data not reported previously on the survival rate of Charnley-Muller prostheses at 45 years of follow-up and a unique insight into the collected retrievals from the materials' point of view.© 2023. The Author(s).

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