A single type of varus knee does not exist: morphotyping and gap analysis in varus OA

H Graichen, K Lekkreusuwan, K Eller, T Grau… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To achieve a higher level of satisfaction in patients having undergone Total Knee
Arthroplasty (TKA), a more personalized approach has been discussed recently. It can be …

A morphometric study of normal and varus knees

PK Puthumanapully, SJ Harris, A Leong… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate varus and normal knee morphologies to
identify differences that may affect knee replacement alignment or design for varus knees …

A new classification for the varus knee

E Thienpont, J Parvizi - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2016 - Elsevier
Background A new classification for osteoarthritis of the knee associated with varus
deformity is presented. This classification is derived from the combination of conventional …

Remaining mild varus limb alignment leads to better clinical outcome in total knee arthroplasty for varus osteoarthritis

K Nishida, T Matsumoto, K Takayama, K Ishida… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Postoperative neutral limb alignment [femorotibial mechanical axis (FTMA)
180°±3°] is generally considered to be one of the prerequisites for successful total knee …

Seven phenotypes of varus osteoarthritic knees can be identified in the coronal plane

A Mullaji, R Shah, R Bhoskar, A Singh… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Recommendations for resecting distal femur and proximal tibia in mechanical and
anatomical alignment techniques are standardized. Kinematic alignment propagates …

Valgus arthritic knees can be classified into nine phenotypes

A Mullaji, R Bhoskar, A Singh… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose It is not shown whether anatomical variations exist in valgus arthritic limbs as to
support individualized component and limb alignment. The null hypothesis was that there …

The impact of different alignment strategies on bone cuts in total knee arthroplasty for varus knee phenotypes

BL Schelker, CS Moret, MP Sava… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to visualise the influence of alignment strategy on
bone resection in varus knee phenotypes. The hypothesis was that different amounts of …

Varus malalignment has no influence on clinical outcome in midterm follow-up after total knee replacement

G Matziolis, J Adam, C Perka - Archives of orthopaedic and trauma …, 2010 - Springer
Background Varus malalignment after total knee replacement is mentioned to be a major
risk factor for postoperative pain and functional impairments. This wide spread opinion is …

Total knee arthroplasty in the varus knee: tips and tricks

R Rossi, U Cottino, M Bruzzone, F Dettoni… - International …, 2019 - Springer
Varus knee deformity is very common, and it can be classified according to the severity and
reducibility of the deformity. Pre-operative planning is mandatory to obtain a good result …

Functional knee phenotypes of OA patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty are significantly more varus or valgus than in a non-OA control group

JY Jenny, F Baldairon, MT Hirschmann - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to analyse the coronal alignment of a large population of
patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty using a modern classification of the knee …