Knee Arthroplasty
A 68-year-old woman with severe tricompartmental osteoarthritis of the right knee is scheduled for total knee arthroplasty. Preoperative standing radiographs show a 12-degree varus deformity. You are discussing surgical planning with the patient. Regarding alignment in total knee arthroplasty:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
The mechanical axis of the lower limb runs from the center of the femoral head to the center of the ...
In conventional mechanical alignment, the femur is cut at 5-7 degrees of valgus relative to its anat...
Kinematic alignment aims to restore the same alignment as mechanical alignment; the native knee join...
Femoral component rotation affects patellofemoral tracking and the flexion gap; internal rotation in...
Malalignment in TKA is associated with accelerated polyethylene wear, aseptic loosening, instability...
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