Ten flaws of systematic mechanical alignment total knee arthroplasty

G Beckers, RM Meneghini, MT Hirschmann… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanical alignment (MA) and its tenets have been considered essential for total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) success since they were introduced in 1973. However, over time, there …

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 …

Survivorship and Patient Outcomes of Conforming Bearings in Modern Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Mean 3.5 Year Follow-Up

SK Patel, LT Buller, ER Deckard… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The use of conforming and congruent bearings in total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
have rapidly increased due to the benefits of increased stability and the potential for …

Total Knee Arthroplasty Kinematics Predict Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Implications for Clinical Kinematic Examinations

SA Banks, F Catani, ER Deckard, OM Mahoney… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background A core tenet of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is that achieving more natural
kinematics will lead to superior patient outcomes. Yet this relationship has not been proven …

Correction of Coronal Deformity and Intercompartmental Imbalance through Bone Resection

M Roche, TY Law - The Journal of Knee Surgery, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
This review discusses the correction of coronal deformity and intercompartmental imbalance
through bone resection in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). To achieve functional knee balance …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Imageless Computer-Assisted Navigation During Total Knee Arthroplasty on Femoral Component Sagittal Alignment and Outcomes

A Nagarkatti, S Strecker, D Nagarkatti, D Witmer - Arthroplasty Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Background While total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is highly successful, 15%-20% of patients
are not satisfied postoperatively, which may be due to alignment of the TKA components …