The accuracy of two different extra-medullary tibial cutting guides for posterior tibial slope in total knee arthroplasty

The accuracy of two different extra-medullary tibial cutting guides for posterior tibial slope in total knee arthroplasty.

OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of two different external tibial cutting guides with and without a spike anchoring to the intercondylar eminentia to achieve a desired posterior tibial slope. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 2008 and December 2011, 120 posterior cruciate ligament protecting total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries of 83 patients in which two differe...

Total knee arthroplasty and posterior tibial slope

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) has been considered as a standard procedure for intractable pain in the end-stage degenerative arthritis of the knee and maintaining range of motion (ROM) to facilitate the ability to perform daily living activities. 1 Factors that have been associated with the change in ROM after TKA include preoperative ROM, implant design, patient characteristics, posterior femo...

TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN PATIENT WITH TIBIAL EXTRA ARTICULAR STRESS FRACTURE

The Correlation between Posterior Tibial Slope and Maximal Angle of Flexion after Total Knee Arthroplasty

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between the posterior tibial slope and the maximal angle of flexion after total knee arthroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seventy nine cases (63 patients, 60 females and 3 males), which received total knee arthroplasty with the Nexgen LPS system from Jan 2001 to Jan 2004, were enrolled. We divided all cases into two subsets in t...

Posterior Tibial Polyethylene Fracture in Cruciate-Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty

Introduction One of the common prostheses for primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a cruciate-retaining (CR) design. The tibial polyethylene inserts commonly used in TKA are made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The CR TKA design retains the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), which is believed to provide increased stability, promote femoral roll back, improve propriocep...