Restoring the Preoperative Phenotype According to the Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee Classification After Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Better Functional Results.

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BACKGROUND: Mechanical alignment after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is still widely used in the surgical community, but the alignment finally obtained by conventional techniques remains uncertain. The recent Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) classification distinguishes 9 knee phenotypes according to constitutional alignment and joint line obliquity (JLO). The aim of this study was to assess the...

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• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
• Follow-Up Studies
• Knee Joint