EnglishBackground: Primary aim of this study is to investigate if Hip-Knee-Ankle angle, measured in the coronal plane, changes with knee flexion after total knee arthroplasty. The secondary aim is to assess the relationship between Hip-Knee-Ankle during knee flexion and clinical outcome at mid-term follow up. Methods: 334 computer assisted total knee arthroplasties were retrospectively evaluated. A total of 233 patients were available for assessment of clinical outcomes at last follow up (mean 35 months). Hip-Knee-Ankle angle at different degrees of knee flexion and components' alignment were recorded intraoperatively. Findings: Patients were stratified based on the preoperative alignment: 202 varus knees, 99 neutral knees, and 33 valgus knees. In the varus knee group, 146 patients (89%) maintained a neutral overall limb alignment when flexed to 20°, 118 (72%) remained neutrally aligned at 45° and 92 (54%) at 90°. In valgus knee group, 26 (90%) remained neutrally aligned at 20°, 22 (75%) at 45° and 16 (55%) at 90°. In neutrally-aligned knee group, 88 (96%) remained neutrally aligned at 20°, 73 (79%) at 45° and 61 (66%) at 90°. Femoral component external rotation was correlated with varus alignment in flexion. Good outcomes were reported in 181 (78%) cases, fair results in 28 (12%) cases, poor results in 24 (10%) of cases. Poor results were not correlated to Hip-Knee-Ankle angle at different knee flexion angles. Interpretation: This study demonstrates that intraoperative Hip-Knee-Ankle angle changes as the knee moves into deeper flexion. However, neutral Hip-Knee-Ankle through the range of motion does not correlate with superior outcomes.
Mechanical alignment changes during flexion in total knee arthroplasty without affecting clinical outcomes / Giorgini, A.; Zambianchi, F.; Lombardi, M.; Francioni, E.; Marcovigi, A.; Catani, F.. - In: CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS. - ISSN 0268-0033. - 72(2020), pp. 63-68.
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 |
| Data di prima pubblicazione: | 29-nov-2019 |
| Titolo: | Mechanical alignment changes during flexion in total knee arthroplasty without affecting clinical outcomes |
| Autore/i: | Giorgini, A.; Zambianchi, F.; Lombardi, M.; Francioni, E.; Marcovigi, A.; Catani, F. |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.11.026 |
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| Volume: | 72 |
| Pagina iniziale: | 63 |
| Pagina finale: | 68 |
| Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000528269800010 |
| Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-85076149548 |
| Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 31838212 |
| Citazione: | Mechanical alignment changes during flexion in total knee arthroplasty without affecting clinical outcomes / Giorgini, A.; Zambianchi, F.; Lombardi, M.; Francioni, E.; Marcovigi, A.; Catani, F.. - In: CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS. - ISSN 0268-0033. - 72(2020), pp. 63-68. |
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