Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Order of Attack
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: Order of Attack Mark W. Pagnano Key Concepts Having a coherent strategy in place before revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) helps the surgeon order his or…
Extra-articular Deformity
Extra-articular Deformity Alan K. Sutak Matthew P. Abdel Key Concepts Deformities at the knee can either be intra-articular or extra-articular in nature. Extra-articular deformities can be on either the femoral…
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Rafael J. Sierra Mark W. Pagnano Key Concepts Medial unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) is a good option for those patients with isolated advanced medial compartment degenerative arthritis (best…
Preoperative Evaluation, Planning, and Templating for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Preoperative Evaluation, Planning, and Templating for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Timothy S. Brown Daniel J. Berry Preoperative Evaluation Establish a clear diagnosis. Understand what has failed and what you are…
Previous High Tibial Osteotomy
Previous High Tibial Osteotomy Brian P. Chalmers Tad M. Mabry Key Concepts Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is made challenging by prior skin incisions, patella baja,…
Flexion Contracture
Flexion Contracture Stephen M. Petis Matthew P. Abdel Key Concepts Flexion contractures are not uncommon before total knee arthroplasty (TKA), occurring in patients with varus and valgus gonarthrosis. A flexion…
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Posterior Cruciate Retaining and Substituting Implants
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Posterior Cruciate Retaining and Substituting Implants Ashton H. Goldman Robert T. Trousdale Key Concepts Both posterior stabilized (PS) and cruciate retaining (CR) knees can be successful when…
Varus Knee Deformity
Varus Knee Deformity Kapil Mehrotra Daniel J. Berry Key Concepts Balancing the varus knee begins with making bone cuts that restore neutral (or near-neutral) mechanical alignment to the knee, followed…
Valgus Knee Deformity
Valgus Knee Deformity Kapil Mehrotra Mark W. Pagnano Key Concepts Mild to moderate valgus knee deformities often can be corrected with soft tissue balancing by selectively releasing tight structures on…
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty
Patellofemoral Arthroplasty R. Kyle Martin Diane L. Dahm Key Concepts Patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA) is indicated for a specific subset of patients with degenerative arthritis whose pattern of symptoms localizes to…
