Slight undercorrection following total knee arthroplasty results in superior clinical outcomes in varus knees

L Vanlommel, J Vanlommel, S Claes… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Restoration of correct alignment is one of the main objectives of total knee
arthroplasty (TKA). However, the influence of residual malalignment on clinical and …

What is the optimal alignment of the tibial and femoral components in knee arthroplasty? An overview of the literature

K Gromov, M Korchi, MG Thomsen, H Husted… - Acta …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background—Surgeon-dependent factors such as optimal implant alignment are thought to
play a significant role in outcome following primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Exact …

Effect of postoperative mechanical axis alignment on survival and functional outcomes of modern total knee arthroplasties with cement: a concise follow-up at 20 years

MP Abdel, M Ollivier, S Parratte, RT Trousdale… - JBJS, 2018 - journals.lww.com
We previously compared the 15-year survivorship of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants
that were mechanically aligned (0±3 relative to the mechanical axis) compared with those …

Accurate alignment and high function after kinematically aligned TKA performed with generic instruments

SM Howell, S Papadopoulos, KT Kuznik… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Performing kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with generic
instruments is less costly than patient-specific instrumentation; however, the alignment and …

PSI kinematic versus non-PSI mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized study

T Calliess, K Bauer, C Stukenborg-Colsman… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Kinematic alignment in TKA is supposed to restore function by aligning the
components to the premorbid flexion–extension axis instead of altering the joint line and …

Improved accuracy of alignment with patient-specific positioning guides compared with manual instrumentation in TKA

VY Ng, JH DeClaire, KR Berend… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background Coronal malalignment occurs frequently in TKA and may affect implant
durability and knee function. Designed to improve alignment accuracy and precision, the …

[HTML][HTML] What is the “safe zone” for transition of coronal alignment from systematic to a more personalised one in total knee arthroplasty? A systematic review

BL Schelker, AM Nowakowski… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), implants are increasingly aligned based on
emerging patient-specific alignment strategies, such as unrestricted kinematic alignment …

The early outcome of kinematic versus mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomised control trial

HB Waterson, ND Clement, KS Eyres… - The bone & joint …, 2016 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Our aim was to compare kinematic with mechanical alignment in total knee
arthroplasty (TKA). Patients and Methods We performed a prospective blinded randomised …

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 …

Does varus alignment adversely affect implant survival and function six years after kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty?

SM Howell, S Papadopoulos, K Kuznik… - International …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose We report the six year implant survivorship, tibial component alignment and knee
and limb function measured by the Oxford Knee Score and Western Ontario and McMaster …