Potential risk of medial cortex perforation due to peg position of morphometric tibial component in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a computer simulation study.

Keiji TenshoTomoya IwaasaSuguru KoyamaHiroki ShimodairaHiroshi HoriuchiNaoto SaitoJun Takahashi

Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2020)

The posterior pegs of the PPK are located more medially than the other two implants, which may result in perforation of the medial tibial cortex during implantation. Surgeons should consider the risk involved in the type of implant used.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
functional connectivity
soft tissue
quality improvement
drug delivery
deep learning
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
human health
thoracic surgery