Tag Stephen M. Howell MD

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…

Calipered Kinematic Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed With Specific Manual Instrumentation, Verification Checks, and a Decision Tree

Overview This chapter contains discussion and video links that assist the surgeon in performing calipered kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with specific manual instruments, a verification worksheet, and a decision tree. The treatment of 4726 primary TKAs performed…