Flexion First Balancer: description of new technique in TKA to reproduce joint line and pre-disease mechanical alignment

Flexion First Balancer: description of new technique in TKA to reproduce joint line and pre-disease mechanical alignment

Abstract A considerable proportion of patients (19%) are dissatisfied after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Possible factors contributing to this dissatisfaction are decreased posterior condylar offset (PCO) with subsequent joint line elevation, leading to mid-flexion instability. Secondly, the pre-d...

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Main Authors: W. A. M. van Lieshout, K. L. M. Koenraadt, L. H. G. J. Elmans, R. C. I. van Geenen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Subjects:
Knee osteoarthritis
Knee arthroplasty
Flexion first balancer
Alignment
Posterior condylar offset
Joint line
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-020-00241-x

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