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A significant percentage of patients require re-revision surgery regardless of the demonstrated durable short- and mid-term clinical results using metaphyseal sleeves in revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of this study was to identify the association between sleeve alignment and contact zones, with loosening in patients with revision TKA.  Materials & Methods  Of a series of 103 patients who underwent revision TKA, at a mean follow-up of eight years, six patients were re-revised for tibial loosening. These patients were compared with 19 unrevised control subjects in a 1:3 ratio. We calculated and compared the cumulative number of contact zones between the porous-coated part of the sleeve and bone on immediate postoperative X-rays between re-revised and unrevised patients. The main hypothesis was that neutral positioning and absolute circumferential contact between trabecular metaphyseal bone and porous-coated part of the sleeve would lead to a better outcome.  Results  The use of a conservative (nonparametric) approach indeed revealed better circumferential contact between trabecular metaphyseal bone and porous-coated part of the sleeve among the survivors, i.e., survivors: median (interquartile range [IQR]): 3 (2-4); failures: 3 (1-3),  p  = 0.003 (Mann-Whitney [MW] test). The difference was borderline significant for coronal alignment, i.e., survivors: median (IQR): −1 (−4 to 2); failures: 0 (−1 to 3),  p  = 0.0569 (MW test).  Conclusion  A circumferential bony contact of the metaphyseal sleeve would lead to better survival of the revision implant, whereas the degree of varus fixation did not seem to influence the longevity of the implant.

Metaphyseal Sleeve Failure in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty