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Does the Gap Balance Technique Really Elevate the Joint Line in Total Knee Arthroplasty?
June 2025
Does the Gap Balance Technique Really Elevate the Joint Line in Total Knee Arthroplasty?
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.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
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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