Abstract
The purposes of this study were to propose a quantitative method of bearing overhang to minimize the effect of bearing spinning on mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (MB UKA), suggest and apply safe bearing regions in daily activities. The overhang distance and area were calculated for neutral and spinning positions. The safe bearing regions were based on the relationship between bearing overhang and linear wear rate. Eleven patients were included in an in-vivo experiment under dual fluoroscopic imaging following medial MB UKA. The bearing position was tracked by minimal joint space width, and the bearing overhang was calculated accordingly. Due to an equal contribution of 1 mm increase in medial overhang and 30 mm2 overhang areato wear rate, the maximum effect of potential bearing spinning on medial overhang distance was approximately three times as large as the overhang area. The safe bearing distance and area regions were rectangles and arches with different scales for different size combinations of bearing, femoral and tibial components. The maximum bearing overhang area during lunge (R = 0.76, p = 0.006) and open-chain exercise (R = 0.68, p = 0.02) significantly correlated with the overhang area in standing. The overhang area can be an appropriate parameter for evaluating dislocation degree less affected by potential bearing spinning than the overhang distance in clinical practice. The corresponding safe overhang area regions were proposed for surgical planning and postoperative dislocation degree evaluation. The bearing overhang area in static standing posture can be a valuable reference to estimate the dynamic overhang area and dislocation degree during motion.
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