© Springer-Verlag London 2015Theofilos Karachalios (ed.)Total Knee Arthroplasty10.1007/978-1-4471-6660-3_24 24. Mid and Long Term Functional Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty Nikolaos Rigopoulos1 and Theofilos Karachalios1, 2 (1) Orthopaedic Department, Center of Biomedical Sciences (CERETETH), University of Thessalia,…
Scoring system Validity Accuracy Easy of use Reference Hospital for special surgery Yes Yes/No Poor [38] Oxford knee score Yes No Good [48] Sf-36 Yes Good [49] WOMAC Yes Yes…
© Springer-Verlag London 2015Theofilos Karachalios (ed.)Total Knee Arthroplasty10.1007/978-1-4471-6660-3_9 9. Long Term Clinical Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Effect of Surgeon Training and Experience Nikolaos Roidis1 , Gregory Avramidis1 and Petros Kalampounias1 (1) 3rd Orthopaedic Department, KAT Hospital,…
1800 1861 → Ferguson resection arthroplasty 1863 → Verneuil resection arthroplasty 1891 → Gluck ivory hinged prosthesis 1900 1913 → Murphy fat and fascia lata 1917 → Lexer fat 1918…
© Springer-Verlag London 2015Theofilos Karachalios (ed.)Total Knee Arthroplasty10.1007/978-1-4471-6660-3_6 6. The Long Term Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Effect of Age and Diagnosis Alexander Tsarouhas1 and Michael E. Hantes2, 3 (1) Kalambaka, Thessaly, Greece (2) Department of…
Axis Description Flexion axis of the knee Penetrates the two centers of the circular portion of the posterior femoral condyles from about 20° to 120° like an axle passing through…
Fig. 1.1 Anatomy of patella. (a) Anterior view. (b) Lateral view. 1. Base. 2. Apex. 3. Femur. 4. Quadriceps tendon.5. Patellar tendon. 6. Tibia. 7. Fibula. 8. Posterior medial facet….
Fig. 10.1 Positioning the patient and application of isolation drapes 10.2.1 Anesthesia The author’s preference for the majority of patients undergoing TKA is spinal anesthesia with accompanying sedation. Patients will…
Fig. 21.1 Once the operative site has been prepared and draped, we mark the incision site, just before application of the final transparent adhesive drape Fig. 21.2 The full length…
Fig. 24.1 Direct repair of the extensor mechanism with a braided monofilament polypropylene mesh. Additional fixation of the mesh is achieved transfixing it with a screw and washer Fig. 24.2…
