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The introduction of the National Surveillance Centre (NSC) has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of managing medicines availability within the public healthcare system in South Africa. However, at present, there is limited data regarding the perceptions among users of the NSC and challenges that need addressing. A descriptive quantitative study was performed among all registered active NSC users between August and November 2022. Overall, 114/169 users responded to a custom-developed, self-administered questionnaire (67.5% response rate). Most respondents used the Stock Visibility System (SVS) National Department of Health (NDoH) (66.7% for medicines and 51.8% for personal protective equipment (PPE) or SVS COVID-19 (64.9% for COVID-19 vaccines) or RxSolution (57.0% manual report or 42.1% application programming interface (API)) for reporting medicines, PPE, and COVID-19 vaccines to the NSC and were confident in the accuracy of the reported data. Most respondents focused on both medicines availability and reporting compliance when accessing the NSC, with the integrated medicines availability dashboard and the COVID-19 vaccine dashboard being the most popular. The respondents believed the NSC allowed ease of access to data and improved data quality to better monitor medicines availability and use. Identified areas for improvement included improving internet connectivity, retraining some users, standardising the dashboards, adding more data points and reports, and expanding user adoption by increasing licence limits. Overall, this study found that the NSC in South Africa provides an effective solution for monitoring and improving medicines availability.
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OBJECTIVES: This study compared the performance of the quantitative flow ratio (QFR) with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis of fractional flow reserve (FFR)-defined coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND: QFR estimates FFR solely based on cine contrast images acquired during invasive coronary angiography (ICA). Head-to-head studies comparing QFR with noninvasive MPI are lacking. METHODS: A total of 208 (624 vessels) patients underwent technetium-99m tetrofosmin SPECT and [15O]H2O PET imaging before ICA in conjunction with FFR measurements. ICA was obtained without using a dedicated QFR acquisition protocol, and QFR computation was attempted in all vessels interrogated by FFR (552 vessels). RESULTS: QFR computation succeeded in 286 (52%) vessels. QFR correlated well with invasive FFR overall (R = 0.79; p < 0.001) and in the subset of vessels with an intermediate (30% to 90%) diameter stenosis (R = 0.76; p < 0.001). Overall, per-vessel analysis demonstrated QFR to exhibit a superior sensitivity (70%) in comparison with SPECT (29%; p < 0.001), whereas it was similar to PET (75%; p = 1.000). Specificity of QFR (93%) was higher than PET (79%; p < 0.001) and not different from SPECT (96%; p = 1.000). As such, the accuracy of QFR (88%) was superior to both SPECT (82%; p = 0.010) and PET (78%; p = 0.004). Lastly, the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of QFR, in the overall sample (0.94) and among vessels with an intermediate lesion (0.90) was higher than SPECT (0.63 and 0.61; p < 0.001 for both) and PET (0.82; p < 0.001 and 0.77; p = 0.002), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In this head-to-head comparative study, QFR exhibited a higher diagnostic value for detecting FFR-defined significant CAD compared with perfusion imaging by SPECT or PET.
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Isquemia Miocárdica , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio , Angiografia Coronária , Doença da Artéria Coronariana , Estenose Coronária , Reserva Fracionada de Fluxo Miocárdico , Humanos , Imagem de Perfusão , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Phase analysis of gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion scintigraphy provides a measure of left ventricular dyssynchrony and may have applications for identifying patients suitable for cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Phase analysis is typically described in degrees of cardiac cycle, less intuitive to cardiologists familiar with ECGs. We assessed the relationship between time and degrees, to determine whether they are interchangeable. METHODS AND RESULTS: 399 patients underwent normal stress-only SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging using Technetium-99m-tetrofosmin. Data analysis used QGS software (Cedars Sinai) calculating bandwidth and standard deviation. Heart rate, age, gender, stress modality, and ejection fraction were analyzed for their relation to phase variables. 13 patients were excluded for conduction abnormalities including right and left bundle branch block and ventricular pacing. Heart rate was strongly correlated to bandwidth and standard deviation measured in time, but unrelated when measured in degrees. Although bandwidth measured by time and degrees were strongly correlated with each other this relationship was not perfect (correlation coefficient 0.87, P < .001). The addition of heart rate to the model explained most of the residual variation between the two. The results for standard deviation were similar. CONCLUSION: In patients with normal myocardial perfusion and QRS duration bandwidth measured by degrees is not directly interchangeable with time in milliseconds. However most of the variation is explainable by heart rate, which predominantly affects measures of time rather than degrees. We would propose that although the values are less intuitive to cardiologists, normal ranges for phase measured in degrees are potentially more robust.
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Emissão de Fóton Único de Sincronização Cardíaca/métodos , Frequência Cardíaca , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Tomada de Decisões , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos Organofosforados/química , Compostos de Organotecnécio/química , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Software , Estresse Fisiológico , Interface Usuário-ComputadorRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Clinical concern exists regarding fretting corrosion and material loss from taper junctions in orthopedic devices, with previous research focusing on the modular components from total hip arthroplasty. Comparatively little has been published regarding the fretting corrosion and material loss in modular knee devices. The purpose of this study is to evaluate fretting corrosion damage and quantify material loss for conical total knee arthroplasty taper interfaces. METHODS: Stem tapers of 166 retrieved modular knee devices were evaluated for fretting corrosion using a semiquantitative scoring method. High precision profilometry was then used to determine volumetric material loss and maximum wear depth for a subset of 37 components (implanted for 0.25-18.76 years). Scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used to characterize the observed damage. RESULTS: Mild to severe fretting corrosion was observed on the majority of tapers, with 23% receiving a maximum visually determined damage score of 4. The median rate of volumetric material loss was 0.11 mm3/y (range 0.00-0.76) for femoral components (both cone and bore taper surfaces combined) and 0.01 mm3 (range 0.00-8.10) for tibial components. Greater rates of material loss were associated with mixed metal pairings. There was a strong correlation between visual fretting corrosion score and calculated material loss (ρ = 0.68, P < .001). Scanning electron microscopy revealed varying degrees of scratching, wear, fretting corrosion, and instances of cracking with morphology not consistent with fretting corrosion, wear, or fatigue. CONCLUSION: Although visual evidence of fretting corrosion damage was prevalent and correlated with taper material loss, the measured volumetric material loss was low compared with prior reports from total hip arthroplasty.
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Artroplastia do Joelho/instrumentação , Prótese de Quadril , Falha de Prótese , Idoso , Corrosão , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Teste de Materiais , Metais , Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fraturas Periprotéticas , Desenho de Prótese , Espectrometria por Raios X , Tíbia/ultraestruturaRESUMO
Aims: To develop a document by Brazilian Cardiovascular Imaging Department (DIC) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) to review and summarize the most recent evidences about the non-invasive assessment of patients with Chagas disease, with the intent to set up a framework for standardized cardiovascular imaging to assess cardiovascular morphologic and functional disturbances, as well as to guide the subsequent process of clinical decision-making. Methods and results: Chagas disease remains one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in Latin America, and has become a health problem in non-endemic countries. Dilated cardiomyopathy is the most severe manifestation of Chagas disease, which causes substantial disability and early mortality in the socially most productive population leading to a significant economical burden. Prompt and correct diagnosis of Chagas disease requires specialized clinical expertise to recognize the unique features of this disease. The appropriate and efficient use of cardiac imaging is pivotal for diagnosing the cardiac involvement in Chagas disease, to stage the disease, assess patients' prognosis and address management. Echocardiography is the most common imaging modality used to assess, and follow-up patients with Chagas disease. The presence of echocardiographic abnormalities is of utmost importance, since it allows to stage patients according to disease progression. In early stages of cardiac involvement, echocardiography may demonstrate segmental left ventricuar wall motion abnormalities, mainly in the basal segments of inferior, inferolateral walls, and the apex, which cannot be attributed to obstructive coronary artery arteries. The prevalence of segmental wall motion abnormalities varies according to the stage of the disease, reaching about 50% in patients with left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction. Speckle tracking echocardiography allows a more precise and quantitative measurement of the regional myocardial function. Since segmental wall motion abnormalities are frequent in Chagas disease, speckle tracking echocardiography may have an important clinical application in these patients, particularly in the indeterminate forms when abnormalities are more subtle. Speckle tracking echocardiography can also quantify the heterogeneity of systolic contraction, which is associated with the risk of arrhythmic events. Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography is superior to conventional two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography for assessing more accurately the left ventricular apex and thus to detect apical aneurysms and thrombus in patients in whom ventricular foreshortening is suspected by 2D echocardiography. In addition, 3D echocardiography is more accurate than 2D Simpson s biplane rule for assessing left ventricular volumes and function in patients with significant wall motion abnormalities, including aneurysms with distorted ventricular geometry. Contrast echocardiography has the advantage to enhancement of left ventricular endocardial border, allowing for more accurate detection of ventricular aneurysms and thrombus in Chagas disease. Diastolic dysfunction is an important hallmark of Chagas disease even in its early phases. In general, left ventricular diastolic and systolic dysfunction coexist and isolated diastolic dysfunction is uncommon but may be present in patients with the indeterminate form. Right ventricular dysfunction may be detected early in the disease course, but in general, the clinical manifestations occur late at advanced stages of Chagas cardiomyopathy. Several echocardiographic parameters have been used to assess right ventricular function in Chagas disease, including qualitative evaluation, myocardial performance index, tissue Doppler imaging, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, and speckle tracking strain. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is useful to assess global and regional left ventricular function in patients with Chagas diseases. Myocardial fibrosis is a striking feature of Chagas cardiomyopathy and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is used to detect and quantify the extension of myocardial fibrosis. Myocardial fibrosis might have a role in risk stratification of patients with Chagas disease. Limited data are available regarding right ventricular function assessed by CMR in Chagas disease. Radionuclide ventriculography is used for global biventricular function assessment in patients with suspected or definite cardiac involvement in Chagas disease with suboptimal acoustic window and contraindication to CMR. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy may improve risk stratification to define cardiac involvement in Chagas disease, especially in the patients with devices who cannot be submitted to CMR and in the clinical setting of Chagas patients whose main complaint is atypical chest pain. Detection of reversible ischemic defects predicts further deterioration of left ventricular systolic function and helps to avoid unnecessary cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography. Conclusion: Cardiac imaging is crucial to detect the cardiac involvement in patients with Chagas disease, stage the disease and stratify patient risk and address management. Unfortunately, most patients live in regions with limited access to imaging methods and point-of-care, simplified protocols, could improve the access of these remote populations to important information that could impact in the clinical management of the disease. Therefore, there are many fields for further research in cardiac imaging in Chagas disease. How to better provide an earlier diagnosis of cardiac involvement and improve patients risk stratification remains to be addressed using different images modalities.
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Importance: At present, the choice of noninvasive testing for a diagnosis of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is ambiguous, but nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is predominantly used for this purpose. However, to date, prospective head-to-head studies are lacking regarding the diagnostic accuracy of these imaging modalities. Furthermore, the combination of anatomical and functional assessments configuring a hybrid approach may yield improved accuracy. Objectives: To establish the diagnostic accuracy of CCTA, SPECT, and PET and explore the incremental value of hybrid imaging compared with fractional flow reserve. Design, Setting, and Participants: A prospective clinical study involving 208 patients with suspected CAD who underwent CCTA, technetium 99m/tetrofosmin-labeled SPECT, and [15O]H2O PET with examination of all coronary arteries by fractional flow reserve was performed from January 23, 2012, to October 25, 2014. Scans were interpreted by core laboratories on an intention-to-diagnose basis. Hybrid images were generated in case of abnormal noninvasive anatomical or functional test results. Main Outcomes and Measures: Hemodynamically significant stenosis in at least 1 coronary artery as indicated by a fractional flow reserve of 0.80 or less and relative diagnostic accuracy of SPECT, PET, and CCTA in detecting hemodynamically significant CAD. Results: Of the 208 patients in the study (76 women and 132 men; mean [SD] age, 58 [9] years), 92 (44.2%) had significant CAD (fractional flow reserve ≤0.80). Sensitivity was 90% (95% CI, 82%-95%) for CCTA, 57% (95% CI, 46%-67%) for SPECT, and 87% (95% CI, 78%-93%) for PET, whereas specificity was 60% (95% CI, 51%-69%) for CCTA, 94% (95% CI, 88%-98%) for SPECT, and 84% (95% CI, 75%-89%) for PET. Single-photon emission tomography was found to be noninferior to PET in terms of specificity (P < .001) but not in terms of sensitivity (P > .99) using the predefined absolute margin of 10%. Diagnostic accuracy was highest for PET (85%; 95% CI, 80%-90%) compared with that of CCTA (74%; 95% CI, 67%-79%; P = .003) and SPECT (77%; 95% CI, 71%-83%; P = .02). Diagnostic accuracy was not enhanced by either hybrid SPECT and CCTA (76%; 95% CI, 70%-82%; P = .75) or by PET and CCTA (84%; 95% CI, 79%-89%; P = .82), but resulted in an increase in specificity (P = .004) at the cost of a decrease in sensitivity (P = .001). Conclusions and Relevance: This controlled clinical head-to-head comparative study revealed PET to exhibit the highest accuracy for diagnosis of myocardial ischemia. Furthermore, a combined anatomical and functional assessment does not add incremental diagnostic value but guides clinical decision-making in an unsalutary fashion.
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Isquemia Miocárdica/diagnóstico por imagem , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/normas , Angiografia Coronária/normas , Feminino , Reserva Fracionada de Fluxo Miocárdico/fisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Imagem Multimodal/normas , Isquemia Miocárdica/fisiopatologia , Compostos Organofosforados , Compostos de Organotecnécio , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/normas , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/normasRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Previous studies identified imprinting of the stem morphology onto the interior head bore, leading researchers to hypothesize an influence of taper topography on mechanically assisted crevice corrosion. The purpose of this study was to analyze whether microgrooved stem tapers result in greater fretting corrosion damage than smooth stem tapers. METHODS: A matched cohort of 120 retrieved head-stem pairs from metal-on-polyethylene bearings was created controlling for implantation time, flexural rigidity, apparent length of engagement, and head size. There were 2 groups of 60 heads each, mated with either smooth or microgrooved stem tapers. A high-precision roundness machine was used to measure and categorize the surface morphology. Fretting corrosion damage at the head-neck junction was characterized using the Higgs-Goldberg scoring method. Fourteen of the most damaged heads were analyzed for the maximum depth of material loss and focused ion beam cross-sectioned to view oxide and base metal. RESULTS: Fretting corrosion damage was not different between the 2 cohorts at the femoral head (P = .14, Mann-Whitney) or stem tapers (P = .35). There was no difference in the maximum depths of material loss between the cohorts (P = .71). Cross-sectioning revealed contact damage, signs of micro-motion, and chromium-rich oxide layers in both cohorts. Microgroove imprinting did not appear to have a different effect on the fretting corrosion behavior. CONCLUSION: The results of this matched cohort retrieval study do not support the hypothesis that taper surfaces with microgrooved stems exhibit increased in vivo fretting corrosion damage or material release.
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Prótese de Quadril/efeitos adversos , Desenho de Prótese , Falha de Prótese , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Artroplastia de Quadril/instrumentação , Ligas de Cromo , Estudos de Coortes , Corrosão , Feminino , Cabeça do Fêmur/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , PolietilenoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: All-polymer bearings involving polyetheretherketone (PEEK) have been proposed for orthopaedic applications because they may reduce stress shielding, reduce weight of the implants, reduce wear and risk of osteolysis, and prevent release of metal ions by replacing the metal articulating components. Little is known about the biotribology of all-polymer PEEK bearings, including the effects of cross-shear, which are relevant for implant longevity, especially in the hip, and increased temperature that may affect lubricant proteins and, hence, lubrication in the joint. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: Using pin-on-disk in vitro testing, we asked: (1) Can all-polymer bearing couples involving PEEK have a comparable or lower wear rate than highly crosslinked UHMWPE (HXLPE) on CoCr bearing couples? (2) Is the wear rate of PEEK bearing couples affected by the amount of cross-shear? (3) Is there a difference in wear mechanism and surface morphology for all-polymer bearing surfaces compared with UHMWPE (HXLPE) on CoCr? METHODS: We simultaneously tested a total of 100 pin-on-disk couples (n = 10 per bearing couple) consisting of three traditional metal-on-UHMWPE and seven polymer-on-polymer bearings for 2 million cycles under physiologically relevant conditions and in accordance with ASTM F732. Using analysis of variance, we analyzed the effect of bearing surface topography and cross-shear on wear rate. The changes in surface topography were evaluated using optical microscopy. Sample size was sufficient to provide 80% power to detect a difference of 1.4 mm3/MC in average wear rates of bearing couples. RESULTS: The combined wear rates of all-polymer bearing couples were not different than traditional bearing couples. With the numbers available, the PEEK and HXLPE bearing couple had a mean wear rate (WR: mean ± SD) of 0.9 ± 1.1 mm3/MC (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.2-1.5 mm3/MC), which was not different than the wear rate of the CoCr and HXLPE bearing couple (1.6 ± 2.0 mm3/MC; 95% CI, 0.4-2.8 mm3/MC; mean difference = 0.73 mm3/MC, p = 0.36). Bearing couples with PEEK reinforced with a carbon fiber (CFR-PEEK) counterface had higher wear rates (14.5 ± 15.1 mm3/MC; 95% CI, 9.1-20.0 mm3/MC) than bearing couples with a PEEK (5.1 ± 3.7 mm3/MC; 95% CI, 3.7-6.4 mm3/MC) or CoCr (4.1 ± 2.7 mm3/MC; 95% CI, 3.2-5.1 mm3/MC) counterface (mean difference = 9.5 mm3/MC, p < 0.001; and mean difference = 10.4 mm3/MC, p < 0.001, respectively). PEEK and HXLPE were insensitive to the cross-shear scenario in the contact mechanics (WR: 0.3 ± 0.1 mm3/MC for PEEK pins [95% CI, 0.2-0.3 mm3/MC] [representing full cross-shear condition] and 0.0 ± 1.0 mm3/MC for PEEK disks [95% CI, -0.5 to 0.5 mm3/MC] [representing limited cross-shear condition], mean difference = 0.3 mm3/MC, p = 0.23; WR: 1.3 ± 1.0 mm3/MC for HXLPE pins [95% CI, 0.7-1.9 mm3/MC] [full cross-shear] and 2.1 ± 2.2 mm3/MC for HXLPE disks [95% CI, 0.8-3.3 mm3/MC] [limited cross-shear], mean difference = 0.8 mm3/MC, p = 0.24). Qualitatively, the surface morphology of UHMWPE appeared similar with PEEK or CoCr as a counterface, although it had a rougher appearance when coupled with carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK. No transfer film was detected on the specimens. CONCLUSIONS: Our in vitro pin-on-disk data suggest that all-polymer bearings, especially PEEK-on-HXLPE bearing couples, may represent a viable alternative to traditional bearings with respect to their wear performance. Our results warrant further testing of all-polymer bearing couples in physiologically relevant joint simulator tests. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The in vitro pin-on-disk wear resistance of all-polymer bearings incorporating PEEK-on-HXLPE warrants further investigation using joint simulator testing for their validation as useful, metal-free alternatives to traditional CoCr-on-HXLPE bearings for use in orthopaedic applications.
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Artroplastia de Substituição/instrumentação , Prótese Articular , Cetonas/química , Polietilenoglicóis/química , Polietilenos/química , Desenho de Prótese , Análise de Variância , Benzofenonas , Ligas de Cromo/química , Análise de Falha de Equipamento , Análise dos Mínimos Quadrados , Teste de Materiais , Microscopia de Interferência , Polímeros , Falha de Prótese , Estresse Mecânico , Propriedades de SuperfícieRESUMO
Sarcoidosis is a multi-system disease with a wide range of phenotypes. Pulmonary involvement is the most frequently identified target for sarcoidosis and is responsible for the majority of deaths. Cardiac sarcoid is less commonly identified, may be occult, is significantly influenced by race, and can portend an unpredictable and sometimes fatal outcome. Sarcoidosis remains an enigmatic disease spectrum of unknown aetiology, frequently difficult to diagnose and with a variable disease course. This article summarises current views on the diagnosis and management of cardiopulmonary involvement.
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Cardiomiopatias , Coração/fisiopatologia , Pulmão/fisiopatologia , Sarcoidose , HumanosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Metal release resulting from taper fretting and corrosion is a clinical concern, because wear and corrosion products may stimulate adverse local tissue reactions. Unimodular hip arthroplasties have a conical taper between the femoral head (head bore taper) and the femoral stem (stem cone taper). The use of ceramic heads has been suggested as a way of reducing the generation of wear and corrosion products from the head bore/stem cone taper junction. A previous semiquantitative study found that ceramic heads had less visual evidence of fretting-corrosion damage compared with CoCr heads; but, to our knowledge, no studies have quantified the volumetric material loss from the head bore and stem cone tapers of a matched cohort of ceramic and metal heads. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We asked: (1) Do ceramic heads result in less volume of material loss at the head-stem junction compared with CoCr heads; (2) do stem cone tapers have less volumetric material loss compared with CoCr head bore tapers; (3) do visual fretting-corrosion scores correlate with volumetric material loss; and (4) are device, patient, or intraoperative factors associated with volumetric material loss? METHODS: A quantitative method was developed to estimate volumetric material loss from the head and stem taper in previously matched cohorts of 50 ceramic and 50 CoCr head-stem pairs retrieved during revision surgery for causes not related to adverse reactions to metal particles. The cohorts were matched according to (1) implantation time, (2) stem flexural rigidity, and (3) lateral offset. Fretting corrosion was assessed visually using a previously published four-point, semiquantitative scoring system. The volumetric loss was measured using a precision roundness machine. Using 24 equally spaced axial traces, the volumetric loss was estimated using a linear least squares fit to interpolate the as-manufactured surfaces. The results of this analysis were considered in the context of device (taper angle clearance, head size, head offset, lateral offset, stem material, and stem surface finish) and patient factors that were obtained from the patients' operative records (implantation time, age at insertion, activity level, and BMI). RESULTS: The cumulative volumetric material losses estimated for the ceramic cohort had a median of 0.0 mm(3) per year (range, 0.0-0.4 mm(3)). The cumulative volumetric material losses estimated for the CoCr cohort had a median of 0.1 mm(3) per year (range, 0.0-8.8 mm(3)). An order of magnitude reduction in volumetric material loss was found when a ceramic head was used instead of a CoCr head (p < 0.0001). In the CoCr cohort, the femoral head bore tapers had a median material loss of 0.02 mm(3) (range, 0.0-8.7 mm(3)) and the stem cone tapers had a median material loss of 0.0 mm(3) (range, 0.0-0.32 mm(3)/year). There was greater material loss from femoral head bore tapers compared with stem cone tapers in the CoCr cohort (p < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between visual scoring and volumetric material loss (Spearman's ρ = 0.67, p < 0.01). Although visual scoring was effective for preliminary screening to separate tapers with no or mild damage from tapers with moderate to severe damage, it was not capable of discriminating in the large range of material loss observed at the taper surfaces with moderate to severe fretting-corrosion damage, indicated with a score of 3 or 4. We observed no correlations between volumetric material loss and device and patient factors. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of estimated material loss from the head bore-stem cone junctions resulting from taper fretting and corrosion was from the CoCr head bore tapers as opposed to the stem cone tapers. Additionally, the total material loss from the ceramic cohort showed a reduction in the amount of metal released by an order of magnitude compared with the CoCr cohort. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: We found that ceramic femoral heads may be an effective means by which to reduce metal release caused by taper fretting and corrosion at the head bore-stem cone modular interface in THAs.
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Artroplastia de Quadril/efeitos adversos , Artroplastia de Quadril/instrumentação , Cerâmica , Ligas de Cromo , Cabeça do Fêmur/cirurgia , Articulação do Quadril/cirurgia , Prótese de Quadril , Adulto , Idoso , Corrosão , Feminino , Humanos , Análise dos Mínimos Quadrados , Modelos Lineares , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Desenho de Prótese , Fatores de Risco , Estresse Mecânico , Propriedades de Superfície , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Metal transfer has been observed on retrieved THA femoral heads for both CoCr and ceramic bearing materials. In vitro wear testing has shown increased wear to polyethylene acetabular liners with the presence of metal transfer. This study sought to investigate the extent of metal transfer on the bearing surface of CoCr and ceramic femoral heads and identify prevalent morphologies. Three bearing couple cohorts: M-PE (n = 50), C-PE (n = 35), and C-C (n = 15), were derived from two previously matched collections (n = 50/group) of CoCr and ceramic femoral heads. From the three cohorts, 75% of the femoral heads showed visual evidence of metal transfer. These femoral heads were analyzed using direct measurement, digital photogrammetry, and white light interferometry. Surface area coverage and curved median surface area were similar among the three cohorts. The most prevalent metal transfer patterns observed were random stripes (n = 21/75), longitudinal stripes (n = 17/75), and random patches (n = 13/75). Metal transfer arc length was shorter in the M-PE cohort. Understanding the morphology of metal transfer may be useful for more realistic recreation of metal transfer in in vitro pin-on-disk and joint simulators studies.
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Artroplastia de Quadril/métodos , Cerâmica/efeitos adversos , Ligas de Cromo/efeitos adversos , Prótese de Quadril/efeitos adversos , Cerâmica/uso terapêutico , Ligas de Cromo/uso terapêutico , Cabeça do Fêmur/fisiopatologia , Cabeça do Fêmur/cirurgia , Humanos , Teste de Materiais , Falha de Prótese , Estresse MecânicoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Metal wear and corrosion products generated by hip replacements have been linked to adverse local tissue reactions. Recent investigations of the stem/head taper junction have identified this modular interface as another possible source of metal debris; however, little is known regarding other modular metallic interfaces, their ability to produce metal debris, and possibly to provide insight in the mechanisms that produce metal debris. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We asked three questions: (1) can we develop a reliable method to estimate volumetric material loss from the backside taper of modular metal-on-metal liners, (2) do backside tapers of modular metal-on-metal liners show a quantifiable volumetric material loss, and, if so, (3) how do regions of quantitatively identified material loss correspond to visual and microscopic investigations of surface damage? METHODS: Twenty-one cobalt-chromium (CoCr) liners of one design and manufacturer were collected through an institutional review board-approved retrieval program. All liners were collected during revision surgeries, where the primary revision reason was loosening (n=11). A roundness machine measured 144 axial profiles equally spaced about the circumference of the taper region near the rim to estimate volume and depth of material loss. Sensitivity and repeatability analyses were performed. Additionally, visual and scanning electron microscopy investigations were done for three liners. RESULTS: Our measurement method was found to be reproducible. The sensitivity (how dependent measurement results are on experimental parameters) and repeatability (how consistent results are between measurements) analyses confirmed that component alignment had no apparent effect (weak correlation, R2=0.04) on estimated volumetric material loss calculations. Liners were shown to have a quantifiable material loss (maximum=1.7 mm3). Visual investigations of the liner surface could identify pristine surfaces as as-manufactured regions, but could misidentify discoloration as a possible region of material loss. Scanning electron microscopy more accurately distinguished between as-manufactured and damaged regions of the taper. CONCLUSIONS: The roundness machine has been used to develop a repeatable method for characterizing material loss; future work comparing a gravimetric standard with estimations of material loss determined from the roundness machine may show the accuracy and effectiveness of this method. Liners show rates of material loss that compare with those reported for other taper junctions. Visual inspection alone may misidentify as-manufactured regions as regions of material loss. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study identifies the acetabular liner/shell interface in modular metal-on-metal devices as a potential source of metal wear or corrosion products. The relation between metal debris and clinical performance, regardless of the type of bearing couple, is a concern for clinicians. Therefore, it is important to characterize every type of modular junction to understand the quantity, location, and mechanism(s) of material loss.
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Acetábulo/cirurgia , Artroplastia de Quadril/instrumentação , Ligas de Cromo , Articulação do Quadril/cirurgia , Prótese de Quadril , Desenho de Prótese , Falha de Prótese , Artroplastia de Quadril/efeitos adversos , Corrosão , Remoção de Dispositivo , Análise de Falha de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura , Reoperação , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estresse Mecânico , Propriedades de SuperfícieRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Previous studies regarding modular head-neck taper corrosion were largely based on cobalt chrome (CoCr) alloy femoral heads. Less is known about head-neck taper corrosion with ceramic femoral heads. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We asked (1) whether ceramic heads resulted in less taper corrosion than CoCr heads; (2) what device and patient factors influence taper fretting corrosion; and (3) whether the mechanism of taper fretting corrosion in ceramic heads differs from that in CoCr heads. METHODS: One hundred femoral head-stem pairs were analyzed for evidence of fretting and corrosion using a visual scoring technique based on the severity and extent of fretting and corrosion damage observed at the taper. A matched cohort design was used in which 50 ceramic head-stem pairs were matched with 50 CoCr head-stem pairs based on implantation time, lateral offset, stem design, and flexural rigidity. RESULTS: Fretting and corrosion scores were lower for the stems in the ceramic head cohort (p=0.03). Stem alloy (p=0.004) and lower stem flexural rigidity (Spearman's rho=-0.32, p=0.02) predicted stem fretting and corrosion damage in the ceramic head cohort but not in the metal head cohort. The mechanism of mechanically assisted crevice corrosion was similar in both cohorts although in the case of ceramic femoral heads, only one of the two surfaces (the male metal taper) engaged in the oxide abrasion and repassivation process. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that by using a ceramic femoral head, CoCr fretting and corrosion from the modular head-neck taper may be mitigated but not eliminated. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The findings of this study support further study of the role of ceramic heads in potentially reducing femoral taper corrosion.
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Artroplastia de Quadril/métodos , Cabeça do Fêmur/cirurgia , Articulação do Quadril/cirurgia , Prótese de Quadril , Falha de Prótese , Adulto , Idoso , Cerâmica , Ligas de Cromo , Análise de Falha de Equipamento , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Teste de Materiais , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Desenho de Prótese , Estresse MecânicoAssuntos
Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão de Fóton Único/métodos , Contraindicações , Dobutamina/farmacologia , Eletrocardiografia , Determinação de Ponto Final , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos do Coração/patologia , Humanos , Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Injeções , Tamanho do Órgão , Posicionamento do Paciente , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/administração & dosagem , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/farmacologia , Relatório de Pesquisa , Estresse Fisiológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Vasodilatação/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Previous studies have speculated that modular taper design may have an effect on the corrosion and material loss at the taper surfaces. We present a novel method to measure taper angle for retrieved head taper and stem trunnions using a roundness machine (Talyrond 585, Taylor Hobson, UK). We also investigated the relationship between taper angle clearance and visual fretting-corrosion score at the taper-trunnion junction using a matched cohort study of 50 ceramic and 50 metal head-stem pairs. In this study, no correlation was observed between the taper angle clearance and the visual fretting-corrosion scores in either the ceramic or the metal cohorts.