Table 1: Summary of the Results of Joint Arthroplasties (other than the Hip) in Solid Organ Transplants

Study Number of Arthroplasties Indication and Time (mo) Post-Transplant for Arthroplasty Mean Age or Age (yr) at Arthroplasty Mean Follow-Up (mo) Outcome Complications
Maguire et al. [18] 5 knees Osteonecrosis N/A N/A N/A N/A None
Bradford et al. [19] 10 knees (6 patients)
3 shoulder (2 patients)
Osteonecrosis 42 (10-175) 34 (16-56) 12-108 Kettle-kamp Knee score: (37 → 72)
Shoulder: No pain Near normal function
Conversion of uni- to total knee prosthesis (n=1)
Pin extrusion (n=1)
Stiffness (n=1)
Isono et al. [20] 2 knees (1 patient) Osteonecrosis, (38) 34 34 (3-105) N/A None
Papagelopoulos et al. [21] 2 knees(2 patients) Osteonecrosis, (48)
Posttraumatic OA, (39)
39, 64 36-72 Knee Society Score (45.5 → 94) None
Tannen-baum et al. [22] 4 knees (3 patients) Osteonecrosis, supracondylar fracture, OA (36-72) 43, 45, 46, 67 12-120 Hospital for Special Surgeries Knee score PE wear (n=1) Infection → death (n=1)
Testa et al. [23] 4 knees N/A 53 (39-70) N/A N/A N/A None
Levitsky et al. [24] 8 knees (5 patients)
1 ankle (1 patient)
Osteonecrosis, OA (23-74) 44 (39-59) 50 (3-114) N/A No major complications Mild wound bleeding (n=1)
Sperling et al. [25] 5 shoulders (4 patients) Osteonecrosis, Malunion, OA, 42 (6-71) 55 (41-79) 65 (26-202 Modified Neer rating Superior subluxation (n=1)
Glenoidal radiolucency (n=1)
Boquet et al. [26] 16 knees (12 patients) Osteonecrosis, OA, RA 132 (10-294) 58 (32-70) 65 (25-107) Knee Society Score= 97.1 (93-100) Scar necrosis (n=1)

Mo: Months, yr: Years, N/A: Not Available, OA: Osteoarthritis, RA: Rheumatoid Arthritis.