Changes in Joint Gap Balances between Intra- and Postoperation in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Changes in Joint Gap Balances between Intra- and Postoperation in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Achieving correct soft tissue balance and preparing equal and rectangular extension and flexion joint gaps are crucial goals of TKA. Intraoperative gap balances would change postoperatively; however, changes in joint gap balances between pre- and postoperation remain unclear. To explore these change...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advances in Orthopedics 2014-01, Vol.2014 (2014), p.156-159
Hauptverfasser: Nakajima, Arata, Aoki, Yasuchika, Murakami, Masazumi, Nakagawa, Koichi
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Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Clinical Study
Joint surgery
Joints
Knee
Ligaments
Orthopedics
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Zusammenfassung:Achieving correct soft tissue balance and preparing equal and rectangular extension and flexion joint gaps are crucial goals of TKA. Intraoperative gap balances would change postoperatively; however, changes in joint gap balances between pre- and postoperation remain unclear. To explore these changes associated with TKA, we prospectively investigated 21 posterior cruciate ligament retaining TKAs for varus knees. Intraoperative extension gap balance (iEGB) was 2.6 ± 2.0° varus versus postoperative extension gap balance (pEGB) of 0.77 ± 1.8° valgus (P
ISSN:2090-3464
2090-3472
2090-3472
DOI:10.1155/2014/790806