scholarly journals Efficacy of Extramedullary Femoral Component Alignment Guide System for Blood Saving after Total Knee Arthroplasty

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suk Ha Jeon ◽  
Ji Hun Kim ◽  
Jung Myung Lee PhD ◽  
Eun Seok Seo
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Component Alignment ◽  
Guide System ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Alignment Guide

Navigation-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty for a Valgus Knee Improves Limb and Femoral Component Alignment

Orthopedics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. e253-e259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Sahn Lee ◽  
Kyeu-Back Kwon ◽  
Yong-In Lee ◽  
Young-Wan Moon
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Valgus Knee ◽  
Component Alignment ◽  
Total Knee

scholarly journals Retraction Note: Effect of sagittal femoral component alignment on biomechanics after mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Gon Koh ◽  
Jin-Ah Lee ◽  
Hwa-Yong Lee ◽  
Dong-Suk Suh ◽  
Hyo-Jeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Mobile Bearing ◽  
Component Alignment ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Retraction Notice

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scholarly journals The unicompartmental knee is the preferred side in individuals with both a unicompartmental and total knee arthroplasty

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 3193-3199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatole Vilhelm Wiik ◽  
Dinesh Nathwani ◽  
Ahsan Akhtar ◽  
Bilal Al-Obaidi ◽  
Robin Strachan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Sagittal Plane ◽  
Coronal Alignment ◽  
Component Alignment ◽  
Posterior Slope ◽  
Knee Oa ◽  
Unicompartmental Knee ◽  
Total Knee

Abstract Purpose To determine the preferred knee in patients with both one total and one unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Method Patients simply with a unicompartmental (UKA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) on contralateral sides were retrospectively screened from three senior knee surgeon’s logs over a 15 year period. Patients safe and free from other diseases to affect gait were approached. A total of 16 patients (mean age 70 ± 8) agreed to ground reaction force testing on an instrumented treadmill at a fair pace and incline. A gender-ratio identical group of 16 healthy control subjects (mean age 67 ± 10) and 16 patients with ipsilateral medial knee OA (mean age 66 ± 7) were analysed to compare. Results Radiographically the mode preoperative Kellgren–Lawrence knee grade for each side was 3. Postoperatively, the TKA side had a mean coronal femoral component alignment of 7° and a mean tibial coronal alignment of 89° with a mean posterior slope of 5° in the sagittal plane. The UKA side had a mean coronal femoral component alignment of 7° and a mean tibial coronal alignment of 86° with a mean posterior slope of 4° in the sagittal plane. In 7 patients, the TKA was the first procedure, while 6 for the UKA and 3 done simultaneously. Gait analysis demonstrated in both walking conditions the UKA limb was the preferred side through all phases of loading (p < 0.05) and nearer to normal than the TKA limb when compared to healthy controls and patients with knee OA. The greatest difference was observed between the transition of weight acceptance and midstance (p = 0.008), when 22% more load was taken by the UKA side. Conclusion By using a dynamic metric of an everyday activity, a distinct gait difference between differing arthroplasty types were established. A more natural loading pattern can be achieved with unicompartmentals as compared to total knees. Level of evidence Retrospective comparative study, Level III.

Use of Shorter Intramedullary Guide for Ipsilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty following Prior Total Hip Arthroplasty

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (04) ◽  
pp. 348-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley Webb ◽  
Slif Ulrich ◽  
Kenneth MacKinlay ◽  
Langan Smith ◽  
Arthur Malkani
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Total Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Hip Arthroplasty ◽  
Limb Alignment ◽  
Component Alignment ◽  
Total Hip ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Total Knee

AbstractAlignment after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) plays an important role with respect to patient satisfaction and implant survivorship. In patients undergoing ipsilateral TKA with prior total hip arthroplasty (THA), the femoral intramedullary (IM) guide cannot be fully inserted into the femoral canal because of the prior THA. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of femoral component alignment using a shorter IM guide during TKA in patients with an ipsilateral THA. We identified 42 patients undergoing ipsilateral TKA with the use of a short IM guide in the setting of a prior THA. A matched cohort group was identified from our total joint registry that included 42 patients who underwent primary TKA. The surgical goal was to achieve 5 degrees of valgus on the femoral side and 0 degree on the tibial side with an overall postoperative tibial–femoral angle of 5 degrees of valgus. Patients were evaluated clinically using Knee Society pain scores (KSSs), function scores, and with radiography. Both the tibial–femoral limb alignment and the femoral component alignment were compared using Student's t-test. There were no significant differences between the two groups with respect to sex, age, body mass index (BMI), pre- and postoperative KSSs. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups with respect to radiographic tibial–femoral limb alignment, 4.33 degrees of valgus in the short stem THA–TKA group versus 5.4 degrees of valgus in the TKA group (p < 0.04); however, this difference did not correlate to a difference in postoperative outcomes. An adequate tibial–femoral component alignment was achieved in patients undergoing ipsilateral TKA with prior THA using a shortened IM femoral guide.

Isolated Liner Revision for Total Knee Arthroplasty Instability: A Road That Should Remain Less Taken

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason D. Tegethoff ◽  
Rafael Walker-Santiago ◽  
William M. Ralston ◽  
James A. Keeney
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
P Value ◽  
Surgical Morbidity ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Component Revision

AbstractIsolated polyethylene liner exchange (IPLE) is infrequently selected as a treatment approach for patients with primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) prosthetic joint instability. Potential advantages of less immediate surgical morbidity, faster recovery, and lower procedural cost need to be measured against reoperation and re-revision risk. Few published studies have directly compared IPLE with combined tibial and femoral component revision to treat patients with primary TKA instability. After obtaining institutional review board (IRB) approval, we performed a retrospective comparison of 20 patients treated with IPLE and 126 patients treated with tibial and femoral component revisions at a single institution between 2011 and 2018. Patient demographic characteristics, medical comorbidities, time to initial revision TKA, and reoperation (90 days, <2 years, and >2 years) were assessed using paired Student's t-test or Fisher's exact test with a p-value <0.01 used to determine significance. Patients undergoing IPLE were more likely to undergo reoperation (60.0 vs. 17.5%, p = 0.001), component revision surgery (45.0 vs. 8.7%, p = 0.002), and component revision within 2 years (30.0 vs. 1.6%, p < 0.0001). Differences in 90-day reoperation (p = 0.14) and revision >2 years (p = 0.19) were not significant. Reoperation for instability (30.0 vs. 4.0%, p < 0.001) and infection (20.0 vs. 1.6%, p < 0.01) were both higher in the IPLE group. IPLE does not provide consistent benefits for patients undergoing TKA revision for instability. Considerations for lower immediate postoperative morbidity and cost need to be carefully measured against long-term consequences of reoperation, delayed component revision, and increased long-term costs of multiple surgical procedures. This is a level III, case–control study.

The Adjustment of the Rotational Alignment of the Distal End of the Extramedullary Guide to the Anteroposterior Axis of the Proximal Tibia in Total Knee Arthroplasty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Mizu-uchi ◽  
Hidehiko Kido ◽  
Tomonao Chikama ◽  
Kenta Kamo ◽  
Satoshi Kido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Navigation System ◽  
Proximal Tibia ◽  
Rotational Alignment ◽  
Coronal Alignment ◽  
Ideal Position ◽  
Total Knee ◽  
Alignment Guide ◽  
The Ideal

AbstractThe optimal placement within 3 degrees in coronal alignment was reportedly achieved in only 60 to 80% of patients when using an extramedullary alignment guide for the tibial side in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This probably occurs because the extramedullary alignment guide is easily affected by the position of the ankle joint which is difficult to define by tibial torsion. Rotational direction of distal end of the extramedullary guide should be aligned to the anteroposterior (AP) axis of the proximal tibia to acquire optimal coronal alignment in the computer simulation studies; however, its efficacy has not been proven in a clinical setting. The distal end of the guide can be overly displaced from the ideal position when using a conventional guide system despite the alignment of the AP axis to the proximal tibia. This study investigated the effect of displacement of the distal end of extramedullary guide relative to the tibial coronal alignment while adjusting the rotational alignment of the distal end to the AP axis of the proximal tibia in TKA. A total of 50 TKAs performed in 50 varus osteoarthritic knees using an image-free navigation system were included in this study. The rotational alignment of the proximal side of the guide was adjusted to the AP axis of the proximal tibia. The position of the distal end of the guide was aligned to the center of the ankle joint as viewed from the proximal AP axis (ideal position) and as determined by the navigation system. The tibial intraoperative coronal alignments were recorded as the distal end was moved from the ideal position at 3-mm intervals. The intraoperative alignments were 0.5, 0.9, and 1.4 degrees in valgus alignment with 3-, 6-, and 9-mm medial displacements, respectively. The intraoperative alignments were 0.7, 1.2, and 1.7 degrees in varus alignment with 3-, 6-, and 9-mm lateral displacements, respectively. In conclusion, the acceptable tibial coronal alignment (within 2 degrees from the optimal alignment) can be achieved, although some displacement of the distal end from the ideal position can occur after the rotational alignment of the distal end of the guide is adjusted to the AP axis of the proximal tibia.

Femoral Anterior Tangent Line of the Osteoarthritic Knee for Determining Rotational Alignment of the Femoral Component in Total Knee Arthroplasty

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Watanabe ◽  
Ryuichi Gejo ◽  
Yoshikazu Matsuda ◽  
Ichiro Tatsumi ◽  
Kazuo Hirakawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Femoral Component ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Rotational Alignment ◽  
Tangent Line ◽  
Osteoarthritic Knee ◽  
Total Knee
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