Mechanical alignment for primary TKA may change both knee phenotype and joint line obliquity without influencing clinical outcomes: a study comparing restored and …

E Sappey‐Marinier, C Batailler, J Swan… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), knee phenotypes including joint line obliquity are
of interest regarding surgical realignment strategies. The hypothesis of this study is that …

Alignment in TKA: what has been clear is not anymore!

MT Hirschmann, R Becker, R Tandogan… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
The optimal implant orientation when performing a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains a
timely, pertinent, and unanswered question. For many years, the alignment debate has filled …

The importance of joint line obliquity: a radiological analysis of restricted boundaries in normal knee phenotypes to inform surgical decision making in kinematically …

SJ MacDessi, RJ Allom, W Griffiths-Jones… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Restricted kinematic alignment (rKA) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) aims to restore
native soft tissue laxities while limiting alignment extremes that risk prosthetic failure …

The impact of different alignment strategies on bone cuts for neutral knee phenotypes in total knee arthroplasty

BL Schelker, CS Moret, R von Eisenhart-Rothe… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to simulate and visualise the influence of the
alignment strategy on bone resection in neutral knee phenotypes. It was hypothesised that …

Functional knee phenotypes: a novel classification for phenotyping the coronal lower limb alignment based on the native alignment in young non-osteoarthritic …

MT Hirschmann, LB Moser, F Amsler… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The currently used system to classify the lower limb alignment (neutral, varus,
valgus) does not consider the orientation of the joint line or its relationship to the overall …

Clinical outcome is not affected by total knee arthroplasty alignment

R Mugnai, F Zambianchi, V Digennaro… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose This study aims to analyse the influence on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) clinical
outcomes of biomechanical intra-operative computer-assisted surgery-measured …

Should we aim at undercorrection when doing a total knee arthroplasty?

T Luyckx, F Vanhoorebeeck, J Bellemans - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Restoration of neutral mechanical alignment is traditionally considered as one of
the prerequisites for successful total knee replacement. The purpose of this study was to …

Radiological evaluation of the phenotype of Indian osteoarthritic knees based on the coronal plane alignment of the knee classification (CPAK)

P Mulpur, KB Desai, A Mahajan… - Indian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Understanding constitutional alignment of the lower limb is essential to optimize
alignment strategies during total knee arthroplasty. The coronal plane alignment of knee …

Coronal plane alignment of the knee (CPAK) classification: a new system for describing knee phenotypes

SJ MacDessi, W Griffiths-Jones, IA Harris… - The bone & joint …, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
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 …

Kinematically aligned TKA can align knee joint line to horizontal

HM Ji, J Han, DS Jin, H Seo, YY Won - Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The joint line of the native knee is horizontal to the floor and perpendicular to the
vertical weight-bearing axis of the patient in a bipedal stance. The purposes of this study …