Alignment in total knee arthroplasty: what's in a name?

S Oussedik, MP Abdel, J Victor… - The bone & joint …, 2020 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Dissatisfaction following total knee arthroplasty is a well-documented phenomenon.
Although many factors have been implicated, including modifiable and nonmodifiable …

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 …

The impact of mechanical and restricted kinematic alignment on knee anatomy in total knee arthroplasty

AM Almaawi, JRB Hutt, V Masse, M Lavigne… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), aiming at neutral mechanical alignment (MA),
inevitably modifies the patient's native knee anatomy. Another option is kinematic alignment …

Improved component placement accuracy with robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty

O Mahoney, T Kinsey, N Sodhi, MA Mont… - The journal of knee …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Component position of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been shown to influence prosthetic
survivorships and clinical outcomes. Our objective was to compare the three-dimensional …

Head-to-head comparison of kinematic alignment versus mechanical alignment for total knee arthroplasty

AM Elbuluk, SA Jerabek, VJ Suhardi, PK Sculco… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Seeing as there are many alignment strategies for total knee arthroplasty (TKA),
we need to determine differences between them in a rigorous scientific way. Therefore, we …

Tibial joint line orientation has no effect on joint awareness after mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty

AK Calek, A Ladurner, L Jud, V Zdravkovic… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Joint line orientation (JLO) plays an important role in total knee arthroplasty (TKA),
but its influence on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) is unclear. The purpose of this study …

Hot topic: alignment in total knee arthroplasty—systematic versus more individualised alignment strategies

MT Hirschmann, J Karlsson, R Becker - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2018 - Springer
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] …

Variation in optimal sagittal alignment of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty

B Hood, L Blum, SA Holcombe, SC Wang… - …, 2017 - journals.healio.com
Accurate sagittal alignment of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty is crucial for
prosthesis longevity, improved function, and patient satisfaction. However, there is variation …

Alignment in total knee arthroplasty: where have we come from and where are we going?

AJ Johnson, SF Harwin, KA Krackow… - Surgical technology …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Numerous reports have linked malaligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) components with
increased wear, poor functional outcomes, and possibly early failure due to component …

How coronal alignment affects distal femoral anatomy: an MRI-based comparison of varus and valgus knees

DA Cohen, AC Gursel, AK Low - Journal of orthopaedic surgery and …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose In contemporary total knee arthroplasty (TKA), most often, the goal is to align the
femoral component to the epicondylar axis (EA). The posterior condylar axis (PCA) is easier …