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Current concept: personalized alignment total knee arthroplasty as a contrast to classical mechanical alignment total knee arthroplasty
Mechanical alignment (MA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with neutral leg alignment, mechanical component alignment, and parallel gaps, has achieved...
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Alignment strategy for different types of varus knee with generic instruments: Mechanical alignment or kinematic alignment?
ObjectiveA thorough examination of the available approaches is crucial to comprehensively understand the variance among the alignment strategies...
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Preserving coronal knee alignment of the knee (CPAK) in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty correlates with superior patient-reported outcomes
BackgroundThe optimal alignment target for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) remains controversial, and literature suggests that its impact on...
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Coronal Plane Alignment Classification of Arthritic Knees in a South Indian Population and Functional Outcome Comparison Post-mechanical Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty
Study BackgroundMechanical alignment has always been considered as the gold standard in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but various other coronal...
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Inverse kinematic alignment accommodates native coronal knee alignment better in comparison to adjusted mechanical alignment and restricted kinematic alignment
PurposeThe purpose was to determine the proportion of native non-arthritic knees that fit within the target zones of adjusted mechanical alignment...
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Total knee replacement with an accelerometer-based, hand-held navigation system improves knee alignment: reliable in all patients
BackgroundAchieving adequate alignment has traditionally been an important goal in total knee arthroplasty to achieve long-term implant survival....
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Functional alignment in total knee arthroplasty best achieves balanced gaps and minimal bone resections: an analysis comparing mechanical, kinematic and functional alignment strategies
PurposeKey concepts in total knee arthroplasty include restoration of limb alignment and soft-tissue balance. Although differences in balance have...
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The Matsudai Knee Osteoarthritis Survey showed the longitudinal changes of knee phenotypes in alignment and structure during 23–28 years
PurposeThe longitudinal changes in alignment and structure, including the joint line and cortical bone thickness (CBT) of the femur and tibia, and...
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Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty improved component alignment in the coronal plane compared with navigation-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a comparative study
The purpose of this study was to directly compare implant placement accuracy and postoperative limb alignment between robotic-assisted total knee...
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Distribution of coronal plane alignment of the knee classification does not change as knee osteoarthritis progresses: a longitudinal study from the Toei study
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the coronal plane alignment of the knee (CPAK) phenotypes of individuals with knee osteoarthritis...
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Coronal alignment in total knee arthroplasty: a review
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) alignment has recently become a hot topic in the orthopedics arthroplasty literature. Coronal plane alignment...
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Functional alignment with robotic‑arm assisted total knee arthroplasty demonstrated better patient-reported outcomes than mechanical alignment with manual total knee arthroplasty
PurposeGiven the improved accuracy of robot-assisted surgery, robotic-arm assisted functionally aligned total knee arthroplasty (RFA-TKA) aims to...
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The impact of different alignment strategies on bone cuts in total knee arthroplasty for varus knee phenotypes
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to visualise the influence of alignment strategy on bone resection in varus knee phenotypes. The hypothesis was...
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Restoration of the native tibial joint line obliquity in total knee arthroplasty with inverse kinematic alignment does not increase knee adduction moments
PurposePatient-specific alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has shown promising patient-reported outcome measures; however, the clinical and...
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Short-term clinical results of bicruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty using personalized alignment
BackgroundBicruciate-retaining (BCR) prosthesis has been introduced to recreate normal knee movement by preserving both the anterior and posterior...
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Residual varus alignment after posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty limits medial soft tissue remodeling
BackgroundProper lower limb alignment and soft tissue balance are significant indicators to measure the success of total knee arthroplasty (TKA)....
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Functional alignment in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review
PurposeThe present study systematically reviewed current evidence on functional alignment (FA) in robotic total knee arthroplasty (TKA), discussing...
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Impact of intra- and extramedullary alignment on blood loss in total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study
BackgroundThere is a scarcity of scientific data regarding the correlation between alignment techniques during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and...
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Functional alignment achieves a more balanced total knee arthroplasty than either mechanical alignment or kinematic alignment prior to soft tissue releases
PurposeTotal knee arthroplasty with functional alignment uses pre-resection balancing to determine component position within the soft tissue envelope...
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Restoration of preoperative tibial alignment improves functional results after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
PurposeThe alignment obtained after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) influences the risk of failure. Kinematic alignment after UKA based on...
