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Computed tomography-based patient-specific cutting guides used for positioning of the femoral component of implants during unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a cadaver study
BackgroundTo investigate whether patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) improves the femoral component positioning of implants during...
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The Role of High Tibial Osteotomy in ACL Reconstruction in Knees with Coronal and Sagittal Plane Deformity
Purpose of ReviewCoronal and sagittal malalignment in the setting of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency alters knee biomechanics and is...
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What it takes to have a high-grade pivot shift—focus on bony morphology
PurposeVariations in femoral and tibial bony morphology have been associated with higher clinical grading and increased quantitative tibial...
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Low rates of serious complications but high rates of hardware removal after high tibial osteotomy with Tomofix locking plate
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to analyse adverse events encountered in medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO) utilizing...
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Functional alignment is associated with increased incidence of pre-balance, reduced soft-tissue release, and post-operative pain compared to mechanical alignment in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral robotic-assisted TKA
This study aimed to compare two alignment strategies in the same patient undergoing simultaneous bilateral robotic-assisted TKA (SB-RATKA):...
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Accuracy of 3D-planned patient specific instrumentation in high tibial open wedge valgisation osteotomy
PurposeHigh tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an effective treatment option in early osteoarthritis. However, preoperative planning and surgical execution...
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Learning curve of Persona Partial Knee (PPK) arthroplasty: a clinical trial
BackgroundUnicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) procedures are considered to be more technically demanding than conventional total knee...
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Are TomoFix Locking Plates Really Anatomical for Indian Population?
PurposeThe use of a TomoFix plate can be a challenge in Asian population who inherently have smaller tibial bones. This study aims to find out the...
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The use of an asymmetrical tibial tray in TKA optimises tibial rotation when fitted to the posterior tibial plateau border
PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of positioning an asymmetrical tibial tray relative to the posterior tibial edge and to...
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A novel device for greater precision and safety in open-wedge high tibial osteotomy: cadaveric study
IntroductionThe complications of the open-wedge osteotomy technique (slope, hypo- and hypercorrection and fractures) are related to difficulties in...
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Survivorship of the fixed-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mean 14-year follow-up in a single medical center
BackgroundThis study aimed to report the long-term survival of fixed-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) with a mean of 14-year...
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A prospective comparison of total knee arthroplasty using ultra-congruent, condylar-stabilizing, and posterior-stabilized devices implanted with kinematic alignment: better 2-year outcomes with ultra-congruent
PurposeThis study compared the 5-year results of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)-sacrificing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with either a post and...
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What effect does preoperative flexion contracture have on the component angles in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty?
PurposeThe indication for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has been extended to cases with some degree of preoperative knee flexion...
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Accuracies of bone resection, implant position, and limb alignment in robotic-arm-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a prospective single-centre study
ObjectiveThis study assessed the accuracy of robotic-arm-assisted total knee arthroplasty (RATKA) for bone resection, component size prediction,...
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Sagittal knee kinematics in relation with the posterior tibia slope during jump landing after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
PurposeAn increased posterior tibia plateau angle is associated with increased risk for anterior cruciate ligament injury and re-rupture after...
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Unicompartmental knee replacement: controversies and technical considerations
BackgroundUnicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) is one of the effective interventions for the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis....
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Anatomical basis of the support of fibula to tibial plateau and its clinical significance
BackgroundThe fibula is only indirectly involved in the composition of the human knee joint and has therefore been neglected in the research on knee...
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Effects of proximal fibular osteotomy on stress changes in mild knee osteoarthritis with varus deformity: a finite element analysis
BackgroundMany previous studies lack sufficient quantitative evidences about changes in biomechanical properties of the knee in response to proximal...
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Two- and three-dimensional evaluations following handheld robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty
Robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has proven to be successful in improving the accuracy of component positioning and reducing radiographic...
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Evaluating the accuracy of a new robotically assisted system in cadaveric total knee arthroplasty procedures
BackgroundRobot-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been shown to facilitate high-precision bone resection, which is an important goal in TKA....
