RESEARCH ARTICLE
Preoperative Periarticular Knee Bone Mineral Density in Osteoarthritic Patients Undergoing TKA
Yoshinori Ishii1, *, Hideo Noguchi1, Junko Sato1, Koji Todoroki1, Nobukazu Ezawa1, Shin-ichi Toyabe2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 396
Last Page: 403
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-10-396
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001610010396
Article History:
Received Date: 2/2/2016Revision Received Date: 10/6/2016
Acceptance Date: 15/7/2016
Electronic publication date: 19/08/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
Background:
Preoperative periarticular bone quality is affected by joint loading. The purpose of this study was to determine the periarticular bone mineral density of the knee joint of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, and whether the location of the load-bearing axis correlates with the measured bone mineral density.
Materials and Methods:
The bone mineral densities of the medial and lateral femoral condyles and the medial and lateral tibial condyles were analyzed in consecutive 116 osteoarthritic patients (130 knees) by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
Results:
The median bone mineral density values in the condyles were 1.138 in femoral medial, 0.767 in femoral lateral, 1.056 in tibial medial, and 0.714 in tibial lateral. The medial condyles showed significantly higher bone mineral densities than the lateral condyles in both the femur and tibia. In addition, the femoral medial showed significantly higher bone mineral density levels than the tibial medial, and the femoral lateral condyle had higher bone mineral density levels than the tibial lateral. The bone mineral density Medial/Lateral ratio was significantly negatively correlated with the location (tibial medial edge 0%, lateral edge 100%) of the load-bearing axis in the femur and tibia.
Conclusion:
Preoperative bone mineral density values may provide against the changes in bone mineral density after total knee arthroplasty by reflecting the correlation with joint loading axis. These results help explain why total knee arthroplasty has such good long-term clinical outcomes with a low frequency of component loosening and periarticular fractures despite a high degree of postoperative bone loss.
