Medial Pivot Knee
Medial Pivot Knee Mark Oyer, MD Ryan E. Harold, MD Richard Nicolay, MD Matthew D. Beal, MD PERSONAL STATEMENT There is a strong bias in this chapter favoring the medial…
Ultracongruent Total Knee Arthroplasty
Ultracongruent Total Knee Arthroplasty Adolph V. Lombardi Jr, MD, FACS Noah T. Mallory, Pre-medical Year-4 INTRODUCTION Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a widely successful surgical procedure to help severe cases…
Posterior Stabilization in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Posterior Stabilization in Total Knee Arthroplasty Giles R. Scuderi, MD, FACS Douglas Vanderbrook, MD HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The present day posterior-stabilized (PS) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) design is the product of…
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retention in Total Knee Replacement
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retention in Total Knee Replacement J. Joseph Gholson, MD Brett R. Levine, MD, MS Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) retention in a well-balanced total knee arthroplasty (TKA) construct…
Robotic Applications for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Robotic Applications for Total Knee Arthroplasty Kenneth Gustke, MD INTRODUCTION Orthopedic surgeons continue to seek a better technique to perform total knee arthroplasty to match the greater perceived outcomes of…
Computer Guidance
Computer Guidance Hiba K. Anis, MD Nipun Sodhi, MD Joseph O. Ehiorobo, MD Michael A. Mont, MD INTRODUCTION For the modern total knee arthroplasty (TKA), some of the common mechanisms…
Patient Specific Instrumentation
Patient Specific Instrumentation Jessica Morton, MD Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD BACKGROUND Patient specific instrumentation (PSI) has undergone several iterations as technology has improved. Initially instruments were…
Principles of Instrumentation and Component Alignment
Principles of Instrumentation and Component Alignment Anthony P. Gualtieri, MD Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc INTRODUCTION Current instrumentation for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) facilitates the ability of…
Principles of Implantation—Flexion/Extension
Principles of Implantation—Flexion/Extension Joseph A. Karam, MD Jess H. Lonner, MD INTRODUCTION The main goals of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are to alleviate pain and improve function, while restoring alignment,…
Principles of Implantation: Measured Resection
Principles of Implantation: Measured Resection Hiba K. Anis, MD Trevor G. Murray, MD Robert M. Molloy, MD INTRODUCTION In addition to pain relief, the goal of total knee arthroplasty (TKA)…
