Alignment is regarded as a hot topic in total knee arthroplasty (TKA)[3]. For a long time, a
neutral mechanical alignment was proposed as the only reliable, durable option in TKA [2] …

Medicine has been under a constant change. The latest strong and permanent trend in most
of the medical fields is personalized medicine. Personalized medicine or theragnostics …

Numerous reports have linked malaligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) components with
increased wear, poor functional outcomes, and possibly early failure due to component …

Background In an effort to increase satisfaction among total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients,
emphasis has been placed on implant positioning and limb alignment. Traditionally, the aim …

In the last 10 years many studies have questioned if the strive to mechanical align any knee
may pose some problems related to ligament misbalancing that could explain the high rate …

© European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy (ESSKA) 2016 the
outlier in mechanical alignment. No outlier was even reported in robotic-assisted surgery …

The optimal implant orientation when performing a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains a
timely, pertinent, and unanswered question. For many years, the alignment debate has filled …

Orthopaedic surgeons are currently faced with an overwhelming number of choices
surrounding total knee arthroplasty (TKA), not only with the latest technologies and …

Purpose Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces knee pain to improve knee function for
painful knee osteoarthritis and provides excellent long-term survivorship. However …

The Freeman Swanson (ICLH) total knee arthroplasty was first used in human knees in
1970. Initial reports of good results were soon marred by failures. Studies of these …