Open Access<p>Effect of the Extent of Release for Knee Balancing on Post-Operative Limb Coronal Alignment After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty</p>
Author(s) -
Mohammad M. Alzahrani,
Thomas J. Wood,
Lyndsay Somerville,
Steven J. MacDonald,
James Hanken,
Edward M. Vasarhelyi,
Brent A. Lanting
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
orthopedic research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-1462
DOI - 10.2147/orr.s254551
Subject(s) - medicine , coronal plane , condyle , radiography , soft tissue , osteoarthritis , total knee arthroplasty , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology
Outcomes and longevity of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) depend mainly on restoring knee function, through precise bony resection and appropriate soft tissue balancing. The current literature lacks evidence regarding the degree of radiographic change after intra-operative knee balancing. The purpose of our study was to assess the degree of change in coronal lower extremity alignment by comparing pre-operative to post-operative full-length radiographs (FLR) after quantifying the degree of intra-operative knee balancing and correlate patient-reported outcomes to the extent of balancing required.