Early Post-operative Fracture of Titanium Cementless Tibial Baseplate: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- 1Department of Orthopaedics and Physical Performance, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
- 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA.
Abstract
Modern improvements in design and materials have led to a recent resurgence in the popularity of cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although early catastrophic failure is known to infrequently occur in cemented constructs, it is uncommon in modern designs of cementless knee systems. Here, we report a 70-year-old female with a case of early fracture of the tibial component in a cementless, highly porous titanium-coated baseplate (Triathlon Tritanium, Stryker Orthopaedics), occurring within 20 months of the index procedure. Our case was successfully managed with a cemented tibial cone and stem construct; however, the etiology of failure remains uncertain. Tibial baseplate fracture following TKA with modern cementless titanium three-dimensional -printed porous implants is scarcely reported in the literature, and a high index of suspicion should be maintained in the setting of unexplained pain even at short-term follow-up.
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BibTeX
@article{jubril2026early,
title = {{Early Post-operative Fracture of Titanium Cementless Tibial Baseplate: Case Report and Review of the Literature.}},
author = {Ayodeji Jubril and Adwin Denasty and Ravi Krishnan and Nathan Kaplan and Benjamin Ricciardi},
journal = {Journal of orthopaedic case reports},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.13107/jocr.2026.v16.i11.8436},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42997051},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Early Post-operative Fracture of Titanium Cementless Tibial Baseplate: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
AU - Ayodeji Jubril
AU - Adwin Denasty
AU - Ravi Krishnan
AU - Nathan Kaplan
AU - Benjamin Ricciardi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/01
JO - Journal of orthopaedic case reports
DO - 10.13107/jocr.2026.v16.i11.8436
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42997051
AB - Modern improvements in design and materials have led to a recent resurgence in the popularity of cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although early catastrophic failure is known to infrequently occur in cemented constructs, it is uncommon in modern designs of cementless knee systems. Here, we report a 70-year-old female with a case of early fracture of the tibial component in a cementless, highly porous titanium-coated baseplate (Triathlon Tritanium, Stryker Orthopaedics), occurring within 20 months of the index procedure. Our case was successfully managed with a cemented tibial cone and stem construct; however, the etiology of failure remains uncertain. Tibial baseplate fracture following TKA with modern cementless titanium three-dimensional -printed porous implants is scarcely reported in the literature, and a high index of suspicion should be maintained in the setting of unexplained pain even at short-term follow-up.
SN - 2250-0685
SN - 2321-3817
ER -