Musculoskeletal Key

The Valgus Knee: Considerations for Alignment and Balance Matthew J. Dietz, MD Arbi Nazarian, MD The goal of total joint replacement is the improvement of pain and function through the…

Osseous Deficiencies in Total Knee Replacement Robert A. Sershon, MD Kevin B. Fricka, MD Nancy L. Parks, MS C. Anderson Engh Jr, MD BACKGROUND Osseous deficiencies in complex primary and…

Robotic Application of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Joost A. Burger, MD Andrew D. Pearle, MD INTRODUCTION Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has become a reliable treatment for isolated unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA)…

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…

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…