Open AccessThe impact of joint line restoration on functional results after hinged knee prosthesis
Author(s) -
Serdar Yılmaz,
Deniz Çankaya,
Alper Devecı,
Ahmet Fırat,
Bülent Özkurt,
Murat Bozkurt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.177580
Subject(s) - medicine , knee joint , prosthesis , joint (building) , knee prosthesis , physical medicine and rehabilitation , orthodontics , surgery , engineering , structural engineering
Hinged knee prosthesis is an effective treatment method as a salvage procedure in marked ligamentous insufficiency and severe bone defects. Joint line determination and restoration are difficult due to large bone defects and distorted anatomy. We evaluated the impact of joint line alteration on the outcome in rotating hinge knee arthroplasty (RHKA).