Category Orthopedics

Retaining the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Restoring the Prearthritic Tibial Joint Line Reduces the Risk of Early-Onset Tibiofemoral Instability After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty

Overview This chapter contains discussion and videos that assist the surgeon in (1) reducing the risk of early-onset tibiofemoral instability) and (2) managing the instability when it occurs after calipered kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The chapter draws…

Clinical Outcome, Postoperative Alignment, and Implant Survivorship After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty

Overview This chapter reviews the clinical outcome, postoperative alignment, and implant survivorship after kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) based on results of international randomized controlled trials (RCTs), case-control studies, meta-analyses, and single-surgeon case series. The first section describes…

Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Closely Restores the Tibial Compartment Forces of the Native Knee

Overview Tibial forces in the medial and lateral compartments following calipered kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are of high interest for two reasons. One reason is that knowledge of the tibial compartment forces provides a quantitative indication of…