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Functional knee phenotypes: A helpful classification tool for visualizing potential femoral varus in restricted kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty in Japan.
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA - 1 Jan 2024
Kobayashi Takashi, Kawaguchi Kohei, Goto Kazumi, Suzuki Hayata, Otsu Masayoshi, Michishita Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Restricted kinematic alignment (rKA) is a modified technique of kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) within a safe alignment range for long-term implant survivorship. The purpose of this study was to clarify (1) the distribution of functional knee phenotypes in patients who underwent TKA in Japan and (2) whether the application of this classification results in anatomically neutral...
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