Medial Deviation of a 6° Prosthetic Trochlear Groove After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Occurs in Four Types of Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee (CPAK) and Decreases the Forgotten Joint Score.
Dragan V Jeremic, Johan Bellemans, Elliot Sappey-Marinier, Stephen M Howell, Werner Hettwer, Maury L Hull
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Abstract
Background: The study focused on kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA). It identified which coronal plane alignment of the knee (CPAK) types are associated with a higher proportion of medial deviation of the 6° prosthetic trochlear groove (PTG) relative to the quadriceps' line of pull and whether medial deviation adversely affected the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS). The research calculated the minimum PTG angle required to prevent medial deviation by at least 2° in all patients.
Methods: The study analyzed 296 KA TKAs with a postoperative long-leg scanogram and a 2-year FJS score. Radiographic measurements were used to determine the CPAK type and to identify the deviation of the 6° PTG relative to the quadriceps' line of pull as medial (-) or lateral (+).
Results: Fifty-one percent of KA TKAs had a medial deviation of the PTG, and the proportion was higher in CPAK I, II, III, and VI than in IV and V types (P < .05). The median FJS of CPAK III was significantly lower than I and IV (P < .0262) and comparable to II, V, and VI (P > .085). The minimum PTG angle required to prevent medial deviation by at least 2° in all patients is 17°.
Conclusions: A medial deviation of the 6° PTG occurred in more than half of the KA TKAs and was observed in 4 of 6 CPAK types. Because medial deviation was associated with a lower FJS, it is suggested that the femoral component should have a minimum PTG of 17° to prevent medial deviation by at least 2° in all patients.
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Arthroplasty Today is a companion journal to the Journal of Arthroplasty. The journal Arthroplasty Today brings together the clinical and scientific foundations for joint replacement of the hip and knee in an open-access, online format. Arthroplasty Today solicits manuscripts of the highest quality from all areas of scientific endeavor that relate to joint replacement or the treatment of its complications, including those dealing with patient outcomes, economic and policy issues, prosthetic design, biomechanics, biomaterials, and biologic response to arthroplasty. The journal focuses on case reports. It is the purpose of Arthroplasty Today to present material to practicing orthopaedic surgeons that will keep them abreast of developments in the field, prove useful in the care of patients, and aid in understanding the scientific foundation of this subspecialty area of joint replacement. The international members of the Editorial Board provide a worldwide perspective for the journal''s area of interest. Their participation ensures that each issue of Arthroplasty Today provides the reader with timely, peer-reviewed articles of the highest quality.