Femoral Component Rotation in Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Tibia-First, Gap-Balancing, “Functional Alignment” Technique

Dlaska, Constantin, Ismailidis, Petros, Doma, Kenji, Brandon, Benjamin, Wilkinson, Matthew, and Hazratwala, Kaushik (2022) Femoral Component Rotation in Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Tibia-First, Gap-Balancing, “Functional Alignment” Technique. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11. 6680.

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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to describe the femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a tibia-first, gap-balancing, “functional alignment” technique. Methods: Ninety-seven patients with osteoarthritis received a TKA using computer navigation. The tibial resection was performed according to the kinematic alignment (KA) principles, while the femoral rotation was set according to the gap-balancing technique. Preoperative MRIs and intraoperative resection depth data were used to calculate the following rotational axes: the transepicondylar axis (TEA), the posterior condylar axis (PCA) and the prosthetic posterior condylar axis (rPCA). The angles between the PCA and the TEA (PCA/TEA), between the rPCA and the PCA (rPCA/PCA) and between the rPCA and the TEA (rPCA/TEA) were measured. Data regarding patellar maltracking and PROMs were collected for 24 months postoperatively. Results: The mean PCA/TEA, rPCA/TEA and rPCA/PCA angles were −5.1° ± 2.1°, −4.8° ± 2.6° and −0.4° ± 1.7°, respectively (the negative values denote the internal rotation of the PCA to the TEA, rPCA to TEA and rPCA to PCA, respectively). There was no need for lateral release and no cases of patellar maltracking. Conclusions: A tibia-first, gap-balancing, “functional alignment” approach allows incorporating a gap-balancing technique with kinematic principles. Sagittal complexities in the proximal tibia (variable medial and lateral slopes) can be accounted for, as the tibial resection is completed prior to setting the femoral rotation. The prosthetic femoral rotation is internally rotated relative to the TEA, almost parallel to the PCA, similar to the femoral rotation of the KA-TKA technique. This technique did not result in patellar maltracking.

Item ID: 77600
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 2077-0383
Keywords: functional alignment, gap balancing, kinematic alignment, rotational alignment, TKA, total knee arthroplasty
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2023 06:18
FoR Codes: 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320225 Sports medicine @ 50%
42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4207 Sports science and exercise > 420701 Biomechanics @ 50%
SEO Codes: 20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200105 Treatment of human diseases and conditions @ 100%
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