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. 2021 Sep 20;8:551814. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.551814

Table 9.

Literature review about septic revision managed with hinged prosthesis.

Study (date) Number of septic revisions with hinged prosthesis (Number of patients in the cohort) Surgical strategy Mean follow-up [min-max] Type of implant Survival Functional outcomes Post-operative complications
Pradhan et al. (7) 23 (51) 2-stage 4 years [2-6] Endo-Model® np Pre-operative HSSa score:32
Post-operative HSSa score: 70
- moderate pain: 3/23
- Amputation for septic recurrence: 1/23
- 6 plastic surgeries
- persistent pain and stiffness: 1/23
Deehan et al. (33) 11 (72) 2-stage 10 years [3-18] Howmedica Kinematic rotating hinge 90% at 5 years follow-up, across indications Across indications: Knee Society Score 28–74 −18% (2/11) of reinfections following septic revision
- Across indications: persistent pains (14%), extensor apparatus dysfunction (7%), Infection (7%), Peri-prosthetic fracture (4%)
Molenaers et al. (34) 29 (66) 2 stages 5 years [2-12] Finn/OSS Biomet 92% at 5 and 10 years, across indications KSSb +27 points
KSSb pain + 12 points
KSSb function +20 points
−1 septic recurrence
- Other septic revisions complications unspecified
Smith et al. (35) 46 (111) Np Np - Kinematic 1 Stryker
- Kinematic 2 Stryker
- Duracon Total Knee System-Modular Rotating Hinge, Stryker
- S-ROM Revision Hinge Knee, DePuy
- Finn Hinge Knee Rotating Platform System Biomet
77% at 1-year follow-up, 52% at 5 years follow-up, across indications Np Across indications:
- 63 % complications
- 24% infection
- 12% soft tissue complications (extensor apparatus and/or scar)
- 7% aseptic loosening
- 5% peri-prosthetic fracture
Shen et al. (9) 29 (94 hinged prosthesis, 381 non-hinged prosthesis) Np 6 years [3-10] Np - Better functional outcomes of hinged TKA in patients with AORId type II bone loss in septic indication
- Improved WOMACc score for hinged TKA in patients with AORId type III bone loss in septic indication
Farid et al. (36) 60 (142) 2 stages 57 months [24-163] OSS Biomet 78.4% Np −2-staged revision failure: 21.0.6%
- Any cause failure: 26%
- Reoperation: 38.5%
- Aseptic loosening: 9.2%
- Mechanical complications of the hinge: 6.1%
- Extensor apparatus complications: 6.1%
- Peri-prosthetic fracture 6.1%
- Femoral stem fracture: 7.7%
Cottino et al. (37) 144 (408) 2 stages 48 months [24-144] - Howmedica modular rotating hinge
- NexGen RH Knee Zimmer
- S-ROM Noiles rotating Hinge Depuy
- Finn Rotating Hinge Biomet

Across indications:
- 84.5% at 5 years follow-up
- 71.3% at 10 years follow-up

Across indication:
KSSb: from 51 to 81
KSSb function: from 26 to 36

Across indications:
- Infection (11%)
- Delayed wound healing (3%)
- Stiffness (2.5%)
- Aseptic loosening (2.5%)
- Superficial infection (1.2%)
HSSa

score de l'Hospital Special Surgery.

KSSb

Knee Society Score.

WOMACc: score Western Ontario McMaster.

AORId: Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute.

Np, no precisions.