TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of flexion and rotation on measures of coronal alignment after TKA
AU - Kannan, Arun
AU - Hawdon, Gabrielle
AU - McMahon, Stephen John
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Attainment of a neutral mechanical axis is one of the primary goals in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The accuracy of the procedure is evaluated by measuring the hip-knee-ankle angle (HKAA) on long leg radiographs. Rotation of the lower limb and knee flexion could possibly affect the HKAA measured on plain radiographs. In this study, a TKA was performed on a saw-bone model of the lower limb. Long leg radiographs from the femoral head to the ankle were obtained after sequentially varying the alignment of the knee model in 5-degree increments of flexion and rotation, from 0 to 20 degrees. Flexion or external rotation alone, up to 20 degrees changed the HKAA by no more than 1 degree. A combination of flexion and external rotation progressively altered the HKAA. The HKAA was altered by 5 degrees at a combination of 15- or 20-degree flexion and 20-degree external rotation. While flexion or external rotation alone had little effect on the HKAA, a combination of the two altered it substantially.
AB - Attainment of a neutral mechanical axis is one of the primary goals in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The accuracy of the procedure is evaluated by measuring the hip-knee-ankle angle (HKAA) on long leg radiographs. Rotation of the lower limb and knee flexion could possibly affect the HKAA measured on plain radiographs. In this study, a TKA was performed on a saw-bone model of the lower limb. Long leg radiographs from the femoral head to the ankle were obtained after sequentially varying the alignment of the knee model in 5-degree increments of flexion and rotation, from 0 to 20 degrees. Flexion or external rotation alone, up to 20 degrees changed the HKAA by no more than 1 degree. A combination of flexion and external rotation progressively altered the HKAA. The HKAA was altered by 5 degrees at a combination of 15- or 20-degree flexion and 20-degree external rotation. While flexion or external rotation alone had little effect on the HKAA, a combination of the two altered it substantially.
UR - https://www.thieme-connect.com/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0032-1313756
U2 - 10.1055/s-0032-1313756
DO - 10.1055/s-0032-1313756
M3 - Article
VL - 25
SP - 407
EP - 410
JO - The journal of knee surgery
JF - The journal of knee surgery
SN - 1538-8506
IS - 5
ER -