The
Aims. Alternative alignment concepts, including kinematic and restricted kinematic, have been introduced to help improve clinical outcomes following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results, along with patient satisfaction, following TKA using the concept of restricted
Aims. The mid-term results of
Aims. This study aimed to evaluate if total knee arthroplasty (TKA) femoral components aligned in either mechanical alignment (MA) or
Aims. Patient-specific instrumentation of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a technique permitting the targeting of individual
Aims. The aims of this study were: 1) to describe extended restricted
An algorithm to determine the constitutional alignment of the lower limb once arthritic deformity has occurred would be of value when undertaking kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to determine if the arithmetic hip-knee-ankle angle (aHKA) algorithm could estimate the constitutional alignment of the lower limb following development of significant arthritis. A matched-pairs radiological study was undertaken comparing the aHKA of an osteoarthritic knee (aHKA-OA) with the mechanical HKA of the contralateral normal knee (mHKA-N). Patients with Grade 3 or 4 Kellgren-Lawrence tibiofemoral osteoarthritis in an arthritic knee undergoing TKA and Grade 0 or 1 osteoarthritis in the contralateral normal knee were included. The aHKA algorithm subtracts the lateral distal femoral angle (LDFA) from the medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA) measured on standing long leg radiographs. The primary outcome was the mean of the paired differences in the aHKA-OA and mHKA-N. Secondary outcomes included comparison of sex-based differences and capacity of the aHKA to determine the constitutional alignment based on degree of deformity.Aims
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Aims. Sagittal plane imbalance (SPI), or asymmetry between extension and flexion gaps, is an important issue in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to compare SPI between
Abstract. Introduction. Controversy exists regarding the optimal tibial coronal alignment in total knee arthroplasty. Many believe navigation or robotics are required to set
Limb alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) influences periarticular soft-tissue tension, biomechanics through knee flexion, and implant survival. Despite this, there is no uniform consensus on the optimal alignment technique for TKA. Neutral mechanical alignment facilitates knee flexion and symmetrical component wear but forces the limb into an unnatural position that alters native knee kinematics through the arc of knee flexion.
Aims. A comprehensive classification for coronal lower limb alignment with predictive capabilities for knee balance would be beneficial in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This paper describes the Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) classification and examines its utility in preoperative soft tissue balance prediction, comparing
Aims. It is unknown whether
Abstract. Introduction. OtisMed Shape Match ® patient specific implant cutting jigs were designed to place TKA in
Aims. The results of kinematic total knee arthroplasty (KTKA) have been reported in terms of limb and component alignment parameters but not in terms of gap laxities and differentials. In
Aims. Our aim was to compare kinematic with mechanical alignment in
total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Patients and Methods. We performed a prospective blinded randomised controlled trial
to compare the functional outcome of patients undergoing TKA in
mechanical alignment (MA) with those in
We have previously reported the short-term radiological
results of a randomised controlled trial comparing kinematically
aligned total knee replacement (TKR) and mechanically aligned TKR,
along with early pain and function scores. In this study we report
the two-year clinical results from this trial. A total of 88 patients
(88 knees) were randomly allocated to undergo either kinematically
aligned TKR using patient-specific guides, or mechanically aligned
TKR using conventional instruments. They were analysed on an intention-to-treat
basis. The patients and the clinical evaluator were blinded to the
method of alignment. At a minimum of two years, all outcomes were better for the kinematically
aligned group, as determined by the mean Oxford knee score (40 (15
to 48) versus 33 (13 to 48); p = 0.005), the mean
Western Ontario McMaster Universities Arthritis index (WOMAC) (15
(0 to 63) versus 26 (0 to 73); p = 0.005), mean
combined Knee Society score (160 (93 to 200) versus 137
(64 to 200); p= 0.005) and mean flexion of 121° (100 to 150) versus 113°
(80 to 130) (p = 0.002). The odds ratio of having a pain-free knee
at two years with the kinematically aligned technique (Oxford and
WOMAC pain scores) was 3.2 (p = 0.020) and 4.9 (p = 0.001), respectively,
compared with the mechanically aligned technique. Patients in the
kinematically aligned group walked a mean of 50 feet further in
hospital prior to discharge compared with the mechanically aligned
group (p = 0.044). In this study, the use of a
Introduction. Malalignment of total knee arthroplasty components may affect implant function and lead to decreased survival, regardless of preferred alignment philosophy – neural mechanical axis restoration or
The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of phenotypes in Asian patients with end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) and assess whether the phenotype affected the clinical outcome and survival of mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We also compared the survival of the group in which the phenotype unintentionally remained unchanged with those in which it was corrected to neutral. The study involved 945 TKAs, which were performed in 641 patients with primary OA, between January 2000 and January 2009. These were classified into 12 phenotypes based on the combined assessment of four categories of the arithmetic hip-knee-ankle angle and three categories of actual joint line obliquity. The rates of survival were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier methods and the log-rank test. The Hospital for Special Surgery score and survival of each phenotype were compared with those of the reference phenotype with neutral alignment and a parallel joint line. We also compared long-term survival between the unchanged phenotype group and the corrected to neutral alignment-parallel joint line group in patients with Type IV-b (mild to moderate varus alignment-parallel joint line) phenotype.Aims
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The aim was to assess whether robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) had greater knee-specific outcomes, improved fulfilment of expectations, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and patient satisfaction when compared with manual TKA (mTKA). A randomized controlled trial was undertaken (May 2019 to December 2021), and patients were allocated to either mTKA or rTKA. A total of 100 patients were randomized, 50 to each group, of whom 43 rTKA and 38 mTKA patients were available for review at 12 months following surgery. There were no statistically significant preoperative differences between the groups. The minimal clinically important difference in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score was defined as 7.5 points.Aims
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The primary aim was to assess whether robotic total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) had a greater early knee-specific outcome when compared to manual TKA (mTKA). Secondary aims were to assess whether rTKA was associated with improved expectation fulfilment, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and patient satisfaction when compared to mTKA. A randomized controlled trial was undertaken, and patients were randomized to either mTKA or rTKA. The primary objective was functional improvement at six months. Overall, 100 patients were randomized, 50 to each group, of whom 46 rTKA and 41 mTKA patients were available for review at six months following surgery. There were no differences between the two groups.Aims
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