Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8804040 Seminars in Arthroplasty 2018 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty is a safe and reproducible procedure for the treatment of arthritis. Despite increased use and modern techniques, there remains up to a 20% rate of patient dissatisfaction for reasons unexplained in the literature. One hypothesis is that universally targeting a neutral, mechanical alignment rather than taking a more individualized approach to patient alignment may contribute to patient dissatisfaction. Constitutional varus and kinematic alignment techniques aim to match patient anatomy more closely in total knee arthroplasty and are discussed in detail in this review.
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