Issue |
SICOT-J
Volume 6, 2020
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Article Number | 25 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Knee | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2020023 | |
Published online | 03 July 2020 |
Review Article
No clinical benefit from gender-specific total knee replacement implants: a systematic review
1
FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69004 Lyon, France
2
LIBM – EA 7424, Interuniversity Laboratory of Biology of Mobility, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
3
Univ. Lyon, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, 69622 Lyon, France
* Corresponding author: esappey@gmail.com
Received:
27
April
2020
Accepted:
27
May
2020
Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains the treatment of choice for severe osteoarthritis of the knee and nearly 60% of patients undergoing TKA are women. Females present three notable anatomic differences. Thus, gender-specific (GS) components were introduced to accommodate the females’ anatomic differences. No systematic review has been published since 2014. The aim of this study was to perform a recent systematic review of the literature to determine whether there is any clinical benefit of gender-specific implants compared to conventional unisex implants in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods: This study included prospective randomized controlled trials (PRCTs) comparing clinical and radiological outcomes, and complications in TKA with gender-specific implants and conventional implants. All studies had a minimum follow-up of two years. Results: Three PRCTs published between 2010 and 2012 were included. These studies showed a low risk of bias and were of very high quality. We did not find superior clinical outcomes for gender-specific prostheses compared to conventional prostheses. However, gender-specific TKA reduced the number of patients with femoral component overhang compared to conventional TKA. Conclusion: In our systematic review, despite a lower overhang rate, gender-specific implants in female TKA showed no clinical benefit over standard unisex implants. Good clinical results with significant improvement were observed with both designs. There is a notable absence of new studies on this subject in recent years, and further research needs to be performed using various gender-specific implant designs to further define the role of gender-specific implants. Level of evidence: Systematic review, Level IV
Key words: Total knee arthroplasty / Unisex design / Gender-specific design / Total knee replacement / Systematic review
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2020
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