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How often do we alter constitutional limb alignment, joint line obliquity, and Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) phenotype when performing mechanically aligned TKA?

Luke E CorbanVictor A van de GraafDarren B ChenJil A WoodAshish D DiwanSamuel J MacDessi
Published in: Bone & joint open (2024)
Fixed MA targets in TKA lead to substantial changes from constitutional alignment, primarily a significant increase in JLO. These findings enhance our understanding of alignment alterations resulting from both unintended changes to knee phenotypes and surgical resection imprecision.
Keyphrases
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • anterior cruciate ligament
  • anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction