Aims. The surgical target for optimal implant positioning in robotic-assisted
Aims. The primary aim of this study was to assess whether non-fatal postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) within six months of surgery influences the knee-specific functional outcome (Oxford Knee Score (OKS)) one year after
Aims. Wear of the polyethylene (PE) tibial insert of
Aims. It is unknown whether gap laxities measured in robotic arm-assisted
Aims. Recent
Aims. A novel enhanced cement fixation (EF) tibial implant with deeper cement pockets and a more roughened bonding surface was released to market for an existing
Aims. The Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) classification has been developed to predict individual variations in inherent knee alignment. The impact of preoperative and postoperative CPAK classification phenotype on the postoperative clinical outcomes of
Aims. The tibial component of
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Aims. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following
The kinematic alignment (KA) approach to
Aims. Although
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are being used increasingly in
Aims. The objective of this study was to compare the two-year migration pattern and clinical outcomes of a
Aims. It has been hypothesized that a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is more likely to be revised than a
Aims. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in patellar height and clinical outcomes at a mean follow-up of 7.7 years (5 to 10) after fixed-bearing posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty (PS-TKA). Methods. We retrospectively evaluated knee radiographs of 165 knees, which underwent fixed-bearing PS-TKA with patella resurfacing. The incidence of patella baja and changes in patellar height over a minimum of five years of follow-up were determined using Insall-Salvati ratio (ISR) measurement. We examined whether patella baja (ISR < 0.8) at final follow-up affected clinical outcomes, knee joint range of motion (ROM), and Knee Society Score (KSS). We also assessed inter- and intrarater reliability of ISR measurements and focused on the relationship between patellar height reduction beyond measurement error and clinical outcomes. Results. The ISR gradually decreased over five years after
Aims. While mechanical alignment (MA) is the traditional technique in
We wished to determine whether simultaneous bilateral sequential
Aims. To identify the responsiveness, minimal clinically important difference (MCID), minimal clinical important change (MIC), and patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) thresholds in the 36-item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) (v2) for each of the eight dimensions and the total score following
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of robotic arm-assisted bi-unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (bi-UKA) with conventional mechanically aligned