Beyond the Implant: Retrieval Analysis Methods for Implant Surveillance

THIS COMPILATION OF Selected Technical Papers, STP1606, Beyond the Implant: Retrieval Analysis Methods for Implant Surveillance, contains peer-reviewed papers that were presented at a symposium held May 9, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The symposium was sponsored by ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, and Subcommittee F04.22 on Arthroplasty.

Symposium Chairpersons and STP Editors:
William M. Mihalko
Campbell Clinic--University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN, USA

Jack E. Lemons
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL, USA

A. Seth Greenwald
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories
Cleveland, OH, USA

Steven M. Kurtz
Exponent, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA, USA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview

Current Status of Standards and Unmet Needs in Retrieval Analysis
C. Heim, A. Greenwald

Retrieval Analysis Experience at a Single Center since 1970 and Recommendations for Future Directions
J. Lemons, A. Eberhardt

Medical Device Regulation and Retrieval Analysis
J. Ochoa, R. Siskey, C. Kuehn, L. Ciccarelli

The Need for Standardization, Terminology, and Interfacing Retrieval Analysis with Registries
K. Ong, E. Chang

Analysis Techniques for Polyethylene Implants in Total Knee Arthroplasty
C. Arnholt, J. Lowell, M. Perkins, S. Kurtz, W. Mihalko

Long-Term Wear Analysis of Retrieved Medially Pivoting TKA Inserts
S. Nambu, I. Timmerman

Linear Penetration as a Surrogate Measure for Volumetric Wear in TKR Tibial Inserts
E. Rad, M. Laurent, C. Knowlton, H. Lundberg, R. Pourzal, M. Wimmer

Novel Heterodyne Fringe Projection Technique for Measuring Volumetric Wear in Acetabular UHMWPE Retrievals: A Pilot Study
F. Medel, M. Povar, J. Santolaria

Fretting Corrosion and Polyethylene Damage Mechanisms in Modular Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty
H. Spece, D. MacDonald, M. Mont, G.-C. Lee, S. Kurtz

Using Coordinate Measuring Machine Validated with White Light Interferometry to Identify Contributors to Material Loss Due to Corrosion of Total Hip Replacement Modular Junctions
A. Martin, B. McGrory, A. Edidin, D. Van Citters

Imprinting and Column Damage on CoCrMo Head Taper Surfaces in Total Hip Replacements
D. Hall, S. McCarthy, J. Ehrich, R. Urban, A. Fischer, J. Jacobs, H. Lundberg, R. Pourzal

Methods for Characterization of Edge Wear in Ceramic-on-Ceramic Acetabular Cups
D. Kapadia, R. Racasan, L. Pagani, M. Al-Hajjar, P. Bills

Characterization of Material Loss from Femoral Stem Taper Surfaces through Development of a Responsive Morphological Filtering Technique
K. Dransfield, R. Racasan, L. Blunt, P. Bills

Inflammatory Cytokines as Potential Biomarkers for Damage in Total Knee Arthroplasty
M. Perkins, J. Lowell, A. Kerkhof, W. Mihalko

The Use of Semiquantitative Histology for Reporting Periprosthetic Tissue Features: A Review
P. Campbell, M. Nguyen, N. Yuan

Opportunities and Challenges of Retrieval Analysis: The Role of Standardized Periprosthetic Tissue and Fluid Analysis for Assessing an Aggravated Host Response
Y. Torosyan, J. Bowsher, S. Kurtz, W. Mihalko, D. Marinac-Dabic

Metals Measurements in Body Tissues and Fluids: Toxicological and Clinical Importance of Standardizing Quality Analytical Methods for Differentiating Cobalt Partitioning on a Molecular Level
B. Kerger, R. Gerads, H. Gurleyuk, J. Tsuji

MRI as a Biomarker for Clinical Problems in Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Role of Retrieval Analysis
T. Wright, M. Koff, C. Esposito, D. Padgett, T. Bauer, H. Potter