• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Oct 2013

    Does the severity of preoperative varus deformity influence postoperative alignment in both conventional and computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty?

    • Dae Kyung Bae, Sang Jun Song, Dong Beom Heo, and Dae Hyun Tak.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyunghee-daero, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-702, Korea.
    • Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 Oct 1; 21 (10): 2248-54.

    PurposeThe postoperative alignment was compared according to the severity of preoperative varus deformity in computer-assisted and conventional total knee arthroplasty (CAS-TKA).MethodsThe study reviewed 127 consecutive CAS-TKA and 236 conventional TKA, retrospectively. In CAS-TKA, 77 knees with a varus deformity ≤15.0° were classified in group CAS-A and 50 knees with a varus deformity >15.0° were classified in group CAS-B. In conventional groups, 204 knees with a varus deformity ≤15.0 were classified in group Conventional-A and 32 knees with a varus deformity >15.0° were classified in group Conventional-B. The postoperative mechanical axis (MA) was compared among groups CAS-A, CAS-B, Conventional-A and Conventional-B.ResultsThe average postoperative MA was 0.7° varus in group CAS-A, 2.8° varus in group CAS-B, 1.1° varus in group Conventional-A and 3.2° varus in group Conventional-B (p < 0.001). The postoperative MA was within 3° in 81.8, 62.0, 58.8 and 37.5 % of group CAS-A, CAS-B, Conventional-A and Conventional-B, respectively.ConclusionsThe severity of preoperative varus deformity influences postoperative alignment despite using CAS. More careful correction of the alignment is required, especially in TKA performed on patients with a greater varus deformity.Level Of EvidenceIII.

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