Abstract:The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of preoperative coronal tibiofemoral subluxation (CTFS) on postoperative mechanical alignment in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to investigate whether TKA can correct preoperative CTFS. We hypothesized that TKA would correct CTFS in patients with knee OA. A retrospective analysis of 102 patients with knee OA who underwent TKA was performed. The preoperative and postoperative CTFS and mechanical… Show more
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