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Does the Gap Balance Technique Really Elevate the Joint Line in Total Knee Arthroplasty?

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June 2025

Does the Gap Balance Technique Really Elevate the Joint Line in Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:12| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Does the gap balance technique really elevate the joint line in total knee arthroplasty? A single-center, randomized study.

Jt Dis Relat Surg. 2025 Apr 5;36(2):350–357.

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Synopsis

One hundred seven patients with advanced degenerative knee osteoarthritis who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive either the gap balancing (GB) technique (n=54) or the measured resection (MR) technique (n=53). The primary outcome of interest was joint line (JL) elevation measured radiographically from the adductor tubercle joint line (ATJL) and the tibial tubercle ...

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