[HTML][HTML] Impact of preoperative varus deformity on postoperative mechanical alignment and long-term results of “mechanical” aligned total knee arthroplasty

SM Oh, SI Bin, JY Kim, BS Lee, JM Kim - Orthopaedics & Traumatology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Preoperative varus deformity may affect postoperative mechanical alignment and
outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In this study, we aimed to determine whether (1) …

Functional knee phenotypes: a call for a more personalised and individualised approach to total knee arthroplasty?

MT Hirschmann, H Behrend - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology …, 2018 - Springer
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has made major advancements in the past. Landmark steps
for improved outcome after TKA were advanced surgical techniques, standardised …

Varus alignment leads to increased forces in the anterior cruciate ligament

G Jan van de Pol, MP Arnold… - … American journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Varus thrust of the knee is a dynamic increase of an often preexisting varus
angle and it is suspected to be a major reason for failure of anterior cruciate ligament …

Residual mild varus alignment and neutral mechanical alignment have similar outcome after total knee arthroplasty for varus osteoarthritis in five-year follow-up

Z Zhang, C Liu, Z Li, P Wu, S Hu… - The journal of knee …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
The effect of residual varus on survival rate and function in patients with varus knee
osteoarthritis (OA) was considered an important issue for successful primary total knee …

Neutral or natural? Functional impact of the coronal alignment in total knee arthroplasty

E Schiffner, M Wild, B Regenbrecht… - The journal of knee …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a very successful procedure. The alignment in TKA has
been identified as being of importance to prevent early implant failure and patient …

Primary total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe varus deformity A comparative study

SM Teeny, KA KRACKOW… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Varus deformity is a common finding in candidates for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but very
little has been written concerning the problems encountered in correcting these deformities …

Underestimation of varus angulation in knees with flexion deformity

T Koshino, M Takeyama, LS Jiang, T Yoshida, T Saito - The Knee, 2002 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the change in limb alignment in cases of knee flexion deformity, 17
male volunteers aged from 25 to 35 years with no complaints and no knee disorders were …

Tibia valga morphology in osteoarthritic knees: importance of preoperative full limb radiographs in total knee arthroplasty

A Alghamdi, M Rahmé, M Lavigne, V Massé… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis of the knee is associated with deformities of the lower limb. Tibia valga is a
contributing factor to lower limb alignment in valgus knees. We evaluated 97 valgus knees …

Soft tissue balancing in varus total knee arthroplasty: an algorithmic approach

PCM Verdonk, J Pernin, A Pinaroli… - Knee Surgery …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We present an algorithmic release approach to the varus knee, including a novel pie crust
release technique of the superficial MCL, in 359 total knee arthroplasty patients and report …

What differences in morphologic features of the knee exist among patients of various races? A systematic review

TK Kim, M Phillips, M Bhandari, J Watson… - … and Related Research®, 2017 - Springer
Background Most TKA prostheses are designed based on the anatomy of white patients.
Individual studies have identified key anthropometric differences between the knees of the …