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Restricted Kinematic Alignment Vs Mechanical Alignment w/ Medial Pivot Design TKA

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August 2024

Restricted Kinematic Alignment Vs Mechanical Alignment w/ Medial Pivot Design TKA

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:10| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Higher satisfaction and function scores in restricted kinematic alignment versus mechanical alignment with medial pivot design total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomised controlled trial.

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc . 2024 May;32(5):1275-1286.

Contributing Authors:
M Ettinger LR Tuecking P Savov H Windhagen

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Synopsis

130 patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either restricted kinematic alignment (rKA) total knee arthroplasty with a medial pivot (MP) design (n=65) or mechanical alignment (MA) with the same MP design (n=65). The primary outcome of interest was the Knee Society Score (KSS). Secondary outcomes included the Oxford knee score (OKS), Western Ontario and McMaster Unive...

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