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Analysis of robot-specific operative time and surgical team anxiety level and its effect on alignment during robot-assisted TKA
Adapting to robotic-assisted (RA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is hindered by the surgeon's fear of extra time. The main purpose of this study was...
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Release of the medial collateral ligament is mandatory in medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of clinically relevant open-wedge high tibial osteotomies on medial collateral ligament...
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Preoperative patellar bone marrow lesions with full thickness cartilage defects correlate with residual anterior knee pain in total knee arthroplasty without patellar resurfacing
PurposeResidual anterior knee pain is one of the most common problems after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the contributing factors...
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Clinico-Radiological and Functional Results of the Navigated Gradius (Gradually Reducing Radius) Knee Prosthesis at Short to Mid-Term Follow-Up
BackgroundNavigated total knee replacements (TKR) have shown better knee function and quality of life. It also reduces revision rates. The aim of our...
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Mid-flexion laxity could be identified with continuous flexion-arc gap assessment in patients with a large preoperative convergence angle
PurposeTo analyze the incidence of intraoperative mid-flexion laxity using continuous flexion-arc gap assessment, risk factors for mid-flexion...
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Surgical Techniques, Outcomes, Indications, and Complications of Simultaneous High Tibial Osteotomy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Revision Surgery: A Systematic Review
BackgroundThe incidence of primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) failure ranges from 10 to 20% in the USA. Many patient and...
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Retrospective analysis of 514 cases of tibial plateau fractures based on morphology and injury mechanism
BackgroundTibial plateau fractures remain a clinical challenge due to the complexity of the fracture patterns which have been repeatedly categorized...
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High return to play rate following treatment of multiple-ligament knee injuries in 136 elite athletes
PurposeThe purpose of the study is to assess return to play rate and timing of elite athletes treated for multi-ligament knee injuries with modern...
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A ligament tensor-guided extramedullary alignment technique for distal femoral cut in total knee replacement: results at a minimum 3 years follow-up
BackgroundFemoral intramedullary canal referencing is used by most knee arthroplasty systems for distal femoral cut; to avoid the opening of the...
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Preoperative medial knee instability is an underestimated risk factor for failure of revision ACL reconstruction
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to carefully analyse the reasons for revision ACLR failure to optimize the surgical revision technique and...
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Primary TKA in patients with major deformities and ligament laxities: promising results of an intermediate constrained implant at mid-term follow-up
BackgroundTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA) in major deformities with ligament insufficiency may require a higher constraint, with bone sacrifice and...
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What’s new in artificially intelligent joint surgery in China? The minutes of the 2021 IEEE ICRA and literature review
ObjectiveTo outline the main results of the 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2021) of the Institute of Electrical and...
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Management of anterior cruciate ligament revision in adults: the 2022 ESSKA consensus part III—indications for different clinical scenarios using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method
PurposeThe aim of the ESSKA 2022 consensus Part III was to develop patient-focused, contemporary, evidence-based, guidelines on the indications for...
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Hybrid high tibial osteotomy is superior to medial opening high tibial osteotomy for the treatment of varus knee with patellofemoral osteoarthritis
PurposeTo evaluate patellofemoral congruity after opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) and hybrid HTO.
MethodsTwenty-four knees with hybrid...
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Customised, individually made total knee arthroplasty shows promising 1-year clinical and patient reported outcomes
IntroductionCustomised individually made (CIM) implants for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were introduced about 10 years ago. These implants aim to...
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Minimizing the risk of graft failure after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in athletes. A narrative review of the current evidence
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is one of the most common sport-related injuries and the request for ACL reconstructions is increasing...
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Deep learning-based automatic measurement system for patellar height: a multicenter retrospective study
BackgroundThe patellar height index is important; however, the measurement procedures are time-consuming and prone to significant variability among...
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Revision ACL Reconstruction: Principles and Practice
IntroductionThe incidence of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgeries is increasing and so is the number of revision surgeries for...
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Current trends in the anterior cruciate ligament part 1: biology and biomechanics
A trend within the orthopedic community is rejection of the belief that “one size fits all.” Freddie Fu, among others, strived to individualize the...
