Biomechanical Analysis of Non-Metallic Biomaterial in the Manufacture of a New Knee Prosthesis.

Biomechanical Analysis of Non-Metallic Biomaterial in the Manufacture of a New Knee Prosthesis.

Suffo, Miguel;Revenga, Carlos;
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 2021 Vol. 14
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suffo2021biomechanicalmaterials

Abstract

The increase in the number of revision surgeries after a total knee replacement surgery reaches 19%. One of the reasons for the majority of revisions relates to the debris of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene that serves to facilitate the sliding between the femoral and tibial components. This paper addresses the biomechanical properties of ULTEM 1010 in a totally new knee replacement design, based on one of the commercial models of the Stryker manufacturer. It is designed and produced through additive manufacturing that replaces the tibial component and the polyethylene in such a way as to reduce the pieces that are part of the prosthetic assembly to only two: the femoral and the tibial (the so-called "two-component knee prosthesis"). The cytotoxicity as well as the live/dead tests carried out on a series of biomaterials guarantee the best osteointegration of the studied material. The finite element simulation method guarantees the stability of the material before a load of 2000 N is applied in the bending angles 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, and 120°. Thus, the non-metallic prosthetic material and approach represent a promising alternative for metal-allergic patients.

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