Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Axel Schmidt, MD Matthieu Ollivier, MD, PhD Jean-Noël A. Argenson, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION Surgical options for unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the tibiofemoral joint vary according to the stage…
Surgical Exposures in Total Knee Arthroplasty Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD Jason P. Zlotnicki, MD Michael J. O’Malley, MD INTRODUCTION The surgical approach selected in total knee arthroplasty has significant…
Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty R. Michael Meneghini, MD Lucian C. Warth, MD INTRODUCTION Initially popularized in the 1980s,1,2 cementless fixation for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has enjoyed variable rates of…
Cement Fixation for Total Knee Arthroplasty John B. Meding, MD Historically, cement has been the preferred method of fixation among knee surgeons for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although some cementless…
Mobile-Bearing Knee Replacement Humza S. Shaikh, MD Malcolm E. Dombrowski, MD Richard A. Wawrose, MD Lawrence S. Crossett, MD HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE BEARINGS The need for mobile bearings…
Bicruciate Retaining in Total Knee Arthroplasty Christopher E. Pelt, MD, FAAOS INTRODUCTION While originally utilized for elderly, low-demand with good outcomes, the use of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for younger…
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 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 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 J. Joseph Gholson, MD Brett R. Levine, MD, MS Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) retention in a well-balanced total knee arthroplasty (TKA) construct…
