Objectives. The medially spherical GMK Sphere (Medacta International AG, Castel San Pietro, Switzerland)
There are many reasons why a total knee replacement
(TKR) may fail and qualify for revision. Successful revision surgery
depends as much on accurate assessment of the problem
Aims.
Anatomical
Aims. The number of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKA) that are
performed is expected to increase. However, previous reports of
the causes of failure after
Aims. The primary aim of the study was to compare the knee-specific functional outcome of robotic unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (rUKA) with manual
Objectives. Malrotation of the femoral component can result in post-operative complications in
During the last ten years, greater attention
has been given to the management of peri-operative blood loss after
total knee arthroplasty (TKA), as it is a modifiable outcome that has
a significant effect on the rate of complications, the recovery,
and the economic burden. Blood loss after
Aims. This study investigated the influence of body mass index (BMI)
on the post-operative fall in the level of haemoglobin (Hb), length
of hospital stay (LOS), 30-day re-admission rate, functional outcome
and quality of life, two years after
We aimed to obtain anthropometric data on Korean
knees and to compare these with data on commonly available total
knee arthroplasties (TKAs). The dimensions of the femora and tibiae
of 1168 knees were measured intra-operatively. The femoral components
were found to show a tendency toward mediolateral (ML) under-coverage
in small femurs and ML overhang in the large femurs. The ML under-coverage
was most prominent for the small prostheses. The ML/anteroposterior
(ML/AP) ratio of Korean tibiae was greater than that of tibial components. This study shows that, for different reasons, current TKAs do
not provide a reasonable fit for small or large Korean knees, and
that the ‘gender-specific’ and ‘stature-specific’ components help
for large Korean femurs but offer less satisfactory fits for small
femurs. Specific modifications of prostheses are needed for Asian
knees.
Aims. The aims of this study were to compare the efficacy and safety
of intra-articular and intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid (TXA) in
controlling perioperative blood loss in total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) using a randomized, double-blinded equivalence trial. Patients and Methods. A total of 182 patients aged between 45 and 75 years undergoing
unilateral
The aim of this study was to compare the results in patients having a quadriceps sparing
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
In this paper, we will consider the current role
of simultaneous-bilateral
A retrospective review was performed of patients
undergoing primary cementless
Up to 20% of patients are not satisfied with the outcome following