Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of sagittal femoral bowing on sagittal femoral component alignment, and whether there was correlation between sagittal femoral component alignment and coronal femoral component alignment. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 77 knees in 71 patients who had undergone primary TKA for advanced osteoarthritis. All surgeries were performed by using a standard medial parapatellar approach. The osteotomy was performed with a conventional technique using an intramedullary rod for the femur and a mechanical extramedullary guiding system for the tibia. All patients enrolled in the study were evaluated with full-length lower extremity load-bearing standing scanograms, and the patients had preoperative and postoperative radiographs of the knees. Coronal femoral bowing angle (cFBA), sagittal femoral bowing angle (sFBA), and postoperatively, mechanical tibiofemoral angle of the knee (mTFA), β angle (femoral component flexion angle) were measured. The radiographic results of both groups were compared using Student's t test. A two-sided Pearson correlation coefficient was obtained to identify the correlations between FBA in the coronal and sagittal planes, as well as FBA and age or BMI, sFBA and β angle, cFBA and mTFA. Comparison of FSB incidence between different genders was made using Chi-square test. The p value < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference. Results The mean sFBA, cFBA, β angle, mTFA were 9.34° ± 3.56°(range 1°–16°), 3.25° ± 3.79°(range − 7° to −17°), 3.91° ± 3.15°(range − 1° to −13°), 0.60° ± 1.95°(range − 3° to −6°), respectively. There was no correlation between age and sFBA (CC = 0.192, p = 0.194) or cFBA (CC = 0.192, p = 0.194); similarly, there was no correlation between age and sFBA (CC = 0.067, p = 0.565) or cFBA (CC = 0.069, p = 0.549). The sFBA was correlated with cFBA and β angle (CC = 0.540, p < 0.01; CC = 0.543, p < 0.01, respectively), and the cFBA was correlated with mTFA (CC = 0.430, p < 0.01). There was no significant difference (p = 0.247) of cFBA between the patients with sFSB and the patients without sFSB. Conclusions The current study showed that the sFBA was correlated with cFBA in the patients undergoing TKA and the patients with sFSB usually presented non-cFSB. We also found that sFSB could affect the femoral component alignment in the sagittal plane and cFSB could affect the femoral component alignment in the coronal plane. The sFBA or cFBA was not correlated with age, BMI, or gender.
Background: The Caprini risk assessment model (RAM) is the most commonly used tool for evaluating venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, the high scoring for arthroplasty can result in patients being classified as high risk for VTE. Therefore, its value in post arthroplasty has been subject to debate. Methods: Retrospective data was collected from patients who underwent arthroplasty between August 2015 and December 2021. The study cohort included 3807 patients, all of whom underwent a thorough evaluation using Caprini RAM and vascular Doppler ultrasonography preoperatively. Results: 432 individuals (11.35%) developed VTE, while 3375 did not. 32 (0.84%) presented with symptomatic VTE, while 400 (10.51%) were detected as asymptomatic. Additionally, 368 (9.67%) VTE events occurred during the hospitalization period, and 64 (1.68%) cases were detected during post-discharge follow-up. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the VTE and non-VTE groups in terms of ages, blood loss, d-dimer, BMI>25, visible varicose veins, swollen legs, smoking, history of blood clots, broken hip, percent of female, hypertension and knee joint arthroplasty(P<0.05). The Caprini score was found to be significantly higher in the VTE group (10.10±2.23) compared to the non-VTE group (9.35±2.14) (P<0.001). Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between the incidence of VTE and the Caprini score (r=0.775, p=0.003). Patients with a score ≥9 are at a high-risk threshold for postoperative VTE. Conclusion: The Caprini RAM shows a significant correlation with the occurrence of VTE. A higher score indicates a greater likelihood of developing VTE. The score ≥9 is a particularly high risk of developing VTE.
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of sagittal femoral bowing on sagittal femoral component alignment, and whether there was correlation between sagittal femoral component alignment and coronal femoral component alignment.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 77 knees in 71 patients who had undergone primary TKA for advanced osteoarthritis.All surgeries were performed by using a standard medial parapatellar approach. The osteotomy was performed with a conventional technique using an intramedullar rod for the femur and a mechanical extramedullar guiding system for the tibia. All patients enrolled in the study were evaluated with full-length lower extremity load-bearing standing scanograms and the patients had preoperative and postoperative radiographs of the knees. cFBA(coronal femoral bowing angle), sFBA(sagittal femoral bowing angle),and postoperatively, mTFA(mechanical tibiofemoral angle of the knee), β angle(femoral component flexion angle) were measured. The radiographic results of both groups were compared using Student's t test. A two-sided Pearson correlation coefficient was obtained to identify the correlations between FBA in the coronal and sagittal planes, as well as FBA and age or BMI, sFBA and β angle, cFBA and mTFA. Comparison of FSB incidence between different genders was using chi-square test. The p value <0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference.Results: The mean sFBA, cFBA, β angle, mTFA were 9.34°±3.56°(range 1°-16°), 3.25°±3.79°(range -7°-17°), 3.91°±3.15°(range -1°-13°), 0.60°±1.95°(range -3°-6°), respectively. There was no correlation between age and sFBA(CC=0.192, p=0.194) or cFBA(CC=0.192, p=0.194), similarly, there was no correlation between age and sFBA(CC=0.067, p=0.565) or cFBA(CC=0.069, p=0.549). The sFBA was correlated with cFBA and β angle(CC=0.540, p<0.01; CC=0.543, p<0.01; respectively) and the cFBA was correlated with mTFA(CC=0.430, p<0.01). There was no significant difference(p=0.247) of cFBA between the patients with sFSB and the patients without sFSB. Conclusions: The current study showed that the sFBA was correlated with cFBA in the patients undergoing TKA and the patients with sFSB usually presented non-cFSB. We also found that sFSB could affect the femoral component alignment in the sagittal plane and cFSB could affect the femoral component alignment in the coronal plane. The sFBA or cFBA was not correlated with age, BMI or gender.
Background Intramedullary (IM) femoral alignment instrument is imprecise for the coronal alignment in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with severe lateral bowing of the femur, while the extramedullary (EM) alignment system does not depend on the structure of the femoral medullary cavity. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the accuracy of postoperative limb alignment with the two femoral alignment techniques for patients with severe coronal femoral bowing. Methods From January 2017 to December 2019, patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis and coronal femoral bowing angle (cFBA) ≥ 5° who underwent total knee arthroplasty TKA at our institution were enrolled in the study. The postoperative hip-knee-ankle (HKA) alignment, femoral and tibial component alignment between the IM group and the EM group were compared on 5° ≤ cFBA < 10° and cFBA ≥ 10°. Results In patients with 5° ≤ cFBA < 10°, no significant differences were observed in the EM group and IM group, including preoperative and postoperative parameters. However, when analyzing the patients with cFBA ≥ 10°, we found a significant difference in postoperative HKA (4.51° in the IM group vs. 2.23°in the EM group, p < 0.001), femoral component alignment angle (86.84° in the IM group vs. 88.46° in the EM group, p = 0.001) and tibial component alignment angle (88.69° in the IM group vs. 89.81° in the EM group, p = 0.003) between the two groups. Compared to the EM group, the IM group presents a higher rate of outliers for the postoperative HKA and femoral components. Conclusions The study showed that severe lateral bowing of the femur has an important influence on the postoperative alignment with the IM femoral cutting system. In this case, the application of EM cutting system in TKA will perform accurate distal femoral resection and optimize the alignment of lower limb and the femoral component.
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