Biostatistics
Biostatistics Melissa Orr, BS Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD Dr. Piuzzi or an immediate family member serves as a paid consultant to or is an employee of RegenLab and Stryker; has…
Orthopaedic Research
Orthopaedic Research Vinod Dasa, MD, FAAOS Raveendhara R. Bannuru, MD, PhD Jessica C. Rivera, MD, PhD, FAAOS Dr. Dasa or an immediate family member is a member of a speakers’…
TKA Balancing
Introduction Knee arthroplasty was in its infancy in India in the 90s, when I returned from overseas having done hundreds of fairly straightforward cases, to start practice in India. I…
Complications of Total Knee Arthroplasty and Evidence Basis for Outcomes of Knee Arthroplasty
The scientific basis for total knee arthroscopy (TKA) has had an interesting and exciting journey over the last five decades. A few pragmatic and visionary surgeons laid foundational principles, moderated…
Avoiding Peri- and Postoperative Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Surgical complication is defined as “any undesirable, unintended and direct result of an operation affecting the patient, which would not have occurred had the operation gone as well as could…
Surgical Procedure
Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) starts with the surgical approach and then moves to a step-wise approach, which includes bony preparation, osteophyte removal, soft tissue balancing, and implant placement. This…
New Technology and Surgical Technique in TKA
The critical determinants of successful, durable total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are correct positioning of the implanted components, acceptable alignment of the knee with weight-bearing, and restoration of normal stability during…
Cement Technique
“There is no excuse for poor cement technique!” This quote was heard quite often from Dr. Krackow, and in every case he paid close attention to detail during this step…
Bone-Cutting Technique
Dr. Krackow was a stickler for precision, and he was relentlessly thinking about how to make his bone-cutting techniques more reproducible and precise. This chapter on bone-cutting technique and accuracy…
Preoperative Planning From Medical Issues to Implants
There is no straightforward answer as to “when to pull the trigger” and offer surgery to a patient with severe knee disease. Surgeons would require a patient to report chronic…
