Restricted kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty with an anatomically designed implant can restore constitutional coronal lower limb alignment

H Ogawa, Y Nakamura… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Restricted kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (rKA‐TKA) may not restore
the constitutional varus alignment in most patients with knee osteoarthritis. This study aimed …

Functional knee phenotypes: A helpful classification tool for visualizing potential femoral varus in restricted kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty in Japan

T Kobayashi, K Kawaguchi, K Goto… - Knee Surgery …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Restricted kinematic alignment (rKA) is a modified technique of kinematically
aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) within a safe alignment range for long‐term implant …

Good clinical results using a modified kinematic alignment technique with a cruciate sacrificing medially stabilised total knee arthroplasty

M Malavolta, R Compagnoni, S Mezzari… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of a modified
technique of Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty (KA TKA) using a cruciate …

Does calipered kinematically aligned TKA restore native left to right symmetry of the lower limb and improve function?

AJ Nedopil, AK Singh, SM Howell, ML Hull - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA) strives to restore the
native left to right symmetry of the lower limb; however, the reproducibility of achieving this …

[HTML][HTML] Coronal alignment of three different types of implants in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty: a comparative study

Y Soda, M Nakamura, N Adachi - Open Journal of Orthopedics, 2021 - scirp.org
Background: The number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries performed each year is
increasing worldwide and mechanical alignment (MA) is currently seen as the gold standard …

Kinematic alignment is a possible alternative to mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty

YS Lee, SM Howell, YY Won, OS Lee… - Knee Surgery …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose A systematic review was conducted to answer the following questions:(1) Does
kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) achieve clinical outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Closed-leg standing long leg radiographs can be a useful tool to assess whether the joint line is parallel to the ground in restricted kinematic alignment total …

T Kobayashi, K Goto, M Otsu, K Michishita - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Restricted kinematic alignment (rKA) is a modified technique of kinematic
alignment (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for patients with an outlier or atypical knee …

[HTML][HTML] Association between limb alignment and patient-reported outcomes after total knee arthroplasty using an implant that reproduces anatomical geometry

A Nakajima, M Sonobe, Y Akatsu, Y Aoki… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2018 - Springer
Background A kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is expected to
improve patient satisfaction, but its effect remains controversial. We investigated differences …

No correlation between coronal alignment of total knee arthroplasty and clinical outcomes: a prospective clinical study using 3D-CT

O Slevin, F Amsler, MT Hirschmann - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate femoral and tibial as well as whole leg
coronal TKA alignment using 3D-reconstructed CTs and to assess the relationship of …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the neutral hip-to-calcaneus axis in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty is feasible with fewer alignment outliers for varus osteoarthritic …

T Matsumoto, N Nakano, K Ishida, T Maeda… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Assessment of the conventional mechanical axis (MA)(hip-to-talus axis) is reported
to result in constitutional varus in the native knee. However, the ground MA (hip-to …