Abstract
Introduction
New bone cement products have been developed attempting to shorten their setting time and thus cut down time in the operating room. This study determines whether faster-setting bone cement shortens time in the operating room, and whether the quantity used compromises postoperative TKA outcomes. Additionally, this study looks at cost analyses of the quantity of bone cement used in TKA procedures.
Materials and methods
One-hundred and sixty patients at a single institution with primary TKA surgeries between January 2019 and December 2021, and a clinic follow-up of at least one year, were identified. Five cement products used in this time period were identified and categorized by fast- or slow-setting products if their set times were marketed below or above six minutes, respectively.
Results
Estimated blood loss was higher in patients receiving fast-setting cements (160.0 vs 126.4 mL; p = 0.0009); however, operative time showed no difference between the cohorts (88.2 vs 89.2 min; p = 0.99). Fewer bags of cement were used for the fast cohort (1.3 vs 1.8 bags; p < 0.0001). The fast group was significantly cheaper on average per patient only when comparing between antibiotic bone cements (p = 0.007). No differences were found in postoperative outcomes between the two groups.
Conclusions
No differences were found in operative times between the fast and slow cemented groups. Fewer bags of faster-setting cement only proved cost saving relative to other antibiotic bone cements studied. Nonetheless, decreased usage of fast cement did not result in any different postoperative outcomes compared to slow cements.
Level of evidence
III.
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Howie, C., McCrosson, M., Padgett, A.M. et al. The economic and clinical impact of fast- versus slow-setting cement in primary total knee arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 144, 15–21 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-023-05017-3
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