Articular cartilage of the posterior condyle can affect rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1463-1469

  Tashiro, Yasutaka ^a   Uemura, Munenori ^a   Matsuda, Shuichi ^a   Okazaki, Ken ^a   Kawahara, Shinya ^a   Hashizume, Makoto ^a   Iwamoto, Yukihide ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; MRI; Posterior condyle; Rotational alignment; Total knee

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FEMUR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 84864390123     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-011-1691-x     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Abadie P, Galaud B, Michaut M, Fallet L, Boisrenoult P, Beaufils P (2009) Distal femur rotational alignment and patellar subluxation: a CT scan in vivo assessment. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 95: 267-271.
2. Akagi M, Matsusue Y, Mata T, Asada Y, Horiguchi M, Iida H, Nakamura T (1999) Effect of rotational alignment on patellar tracking in total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 366: 155-163.
3. Akagi M, Yamashita E, Nakagawa T, Asano T, Nakamura T (2001) Relationship between frontal knee alignment and reference axes in the distal femur. Clin Orthop Relat Res 388: 147-156.
4. Arima J, Whiteside LA, McCarthy DS, White SE (1995) Femoral rotational alignment, based on the anteroposterior axis, in total knee arthroplasty in a valgus knee. J Bone Jt Surg Am 77: 1331-1334.
5. Berger RA, Crossett LS, Jacobs JJ, Rubash HE (1998) Malrotation causing patellofemoral complications after total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 356: 144-153.
6. Berger RA, Rubash HE, Seel MJ, Thompson WH, Crossett LS (1993) Determining the rotational alignment of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty using the epicondylar axis. Clin Orthop Relat Res 286: 40-47.
7. Bonnin MP, Basiglini L, Archbold HA (2011) What are the factors of residual pain after uncomplicated TKA? Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 19: 1411-1417.
8. Churchill DL, Incavo SJ, Johnson CC, Beynnon BD (1998) The transepicondylar axis approximates the optimal flexion axis of the knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res 356: 111-118.
9. Colwell CW Jr, Chen PC, D'Lima D (2011) Extensor malalignment arising from femoral component malrotation in knee arthroplasty: effect of rotating-bearing. Clin Biomech 26: 52-57.
10. D'Lima DD, Chen PC, Colwell CW Jr (2001) Polyethylene contact stresses, articular congruity, and knee alignment. Clin Orthop Relat Res 392: 232-238.
11. Griffin FM, Insall JN, Scuderi GR (1998) The posterior condylar angle in osteoarthritic knees. J Arthroplasty 13: 812-815.
12. Hashemi RH, Bradley WG Jr, Lisanti CJ (2004) MRI: the basics, 2nd edn. Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.
13. Heesterbeek PJ, Wymenga AB (2010) Correction of axial and rotational alignment after medial and lateral releases during balanced gap TKA. A clinical study of 54 patients. Acta Orthop 81: 347-353.
14. Heesterbeek PJ, Wymenga AB (2010) PCL balancing, an example of the need to couple detailed biomechanical parameters with clinical functional outcome. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 18: 1301-1303.
15. Lee DH, Seo JG, Moon YW (2008) Synchronisation of tibial rotational alignment with femoral component in total knee arthroplasty. Int Orthop 322: 223-227.
16. Lee SY, Matsui N, Kurosaka M, Komistek RD, Mahfouz M, Dennis DA, Yoshiya S (2005) A posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty shows condylar lift-off during deep knee bends. Clin Orthop Relat Res 435: 181-184.
17. Luyckx L, Luyckx T, Bellemans J, Victor J (2010) Iliotibial band traction syndrome in guided motion TKA. A new clinical entity after TKA. Acta Orthop Belg 76: 507-512.
18. Mantas JP, Bloebaum RD, Skedros JG, Hofmann AA (1992) Implications of reference axes used for rotational alignment of the femoral component in primary and revision knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 7: 531-535.
19. Matsuda S, Matsuda H, Miyagi T, Sasaki K, Iwamoto Y, Miura H (1998) Femoral condyle geometry in the normal and varus knee. Clin Orthop Relat Res 349: 183-188.
20. Matsuda S, Miura H, Nagamine R, Mawatari T, Tokunaga M, Nabeyama R, Iwamoto Y (2004) Anatomical analysis of the femoral condyle in normal and osteoarthritic knees. J Orthop Res 22: 104-109.
21. Matsuda S, Miura H, Nagamine R, Urabe K, Hirata G, Iwamoto Y (2001) Effect of femoral and tibial component position on patellar tracking following total knee arthroplasty: 10-year follow-up of Miller-Galante I knees. Am J Knee Surg 14: 152-156.
22. Ries MD, Salehi A, Laskin RS, Bourne RB, Rand JA, Gustilo RB (1998) Can rotational congruity be achieved in both flexion and extension when the femoral component is externally rotated in total knee arthroplasty? Knee 5: 37-41.
23. Miller MC, Berger RA, Petrella AJ, Karmas A, Rubash HE (2001) Optimizing femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 392: 38-45.
24. Ogino S, Huang T, Watanabe A, Iranpour-Boroujeni T, Yoshioka H (2010) Magnetic resonance imaging of articular cartilage abnormalities of the far posterior femoral condyle of the knee. Acta Radiol 51: 52-57.
25. Piedade SR, Pinaroli A, Servien E, Neyret P (2009) Revision after early aseptic failures in primary total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 17: 248-253.
26. Poilvache PL (2001) The patella in total knee replacement: technical aspects on the femoral side. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 9(Suppl 1): S13-S18.
27. Poilvache PL, Insall JN, Scuderi GR, Font-Rodriguez DE (1996) Rotational landmarks and sizing of the distal femur in total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res 331: 35-46.
28. Rossi R, Bruzzone M, Bonasia DE, Marmotti A, Castoldi F (2010) Evaluation of tibial rotational alignment in total knee arthroplasty: a cadaver study. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 18: 889-893.
29. Scuderi GR, Komistek RD, Dennis DA, Insall JN (2003) The impact of femoral component rotational alignment on condylar lift-off. Clin Orthop Relat Res 410: 148-154.
30. Won YY, Cui WQ, Baek MH, Yun TB, Han SH (2007) An additional reference axis for determining rotational alignment of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 22: 1049-1053.