Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4063225 The Journal of Arthroplasty 2009 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

Using a tensor for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) that is designed to facilitate soft tissue balance measurements with a reduced patello-femoral joint, we intraoperatively measured the joint gap and ligament balance of 30 osteoarthritic knees at extension and 90° flexion, with the patella both everted and reduced, while performing primary posterior-stabilized TKA. At the same time, we performed the same measurements with a navigation system and identified correlations between this system and the tensor. Specifically, the R2 values obtained with the knee in extension and 90° flexion were higher with the patella reduced than with the patella everted. We thereby suggest that the navigation system we describe is reliable for obtaining accurate measurements of soft tissue balancing with the patella reduced.

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