Background: Excellent medium-term to long-term results for function and survivorship have been shown with mobile-bearing (MB) total knee arthroplasty (TKA). One of the key arguments against its use is the risk of "spinout" or dislocation of the MB. The aim of this study is to discuss the etiology, prevention, incidence, management, and outcome of spinout.
Methods: Between October 1993 and February 2016, 8373 consecutive primary MB TKAs were performed irrespective of preoperative deformity. Before 2001, soft-tissue knee balancing was achieved by release of collateral ligaments and all spinouts were treated by open reduction. Thereafter, soft-tissue balancing was achieved without ligament release and with the use of a higher conformity MB and all spinouts were reduced closed, giving 2 comparative cohorts.
Results: Twenty-six spinouts occurred in 8373 (0.31%) patients. In the first cohort up until May 2001, there were 14 spinouts of 2379 (0.58%) cases. There were 12 in cohort 2, in those patients having surgery after May 2001, thus giving an incidence of 12 of 5994 (0.2%), which was significantly lower than in cohort 1 (P < .01). Spinout was associated with the valgus knee (P < .01) and most (73%) occurred within the first 6 months. There was 1 arthrodesis in cohort 1 and 1 both-component revision in cohort 2.
Conclusion: The etiology of spinout is flexion gap instability. It can normally be reduced closed with recurrence being uncommon. Focus on soft-tissue balance necessary with an MB TKA can reduce the incidence of revision for instability as compared to a fixed-bearing TKA. Therefore, the risk of spinout should not be used as an argument against the MB TKA.
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