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JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
Volume 28, Issue 6, Pages 932-937Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.01.013
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classic alignment; anatomical alignment; total knee arthroplasty
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The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes achieved using classical and anatomical alignment methods in primary total knee arthroplasty (TIKA). One hundred and seventeen patients were randomly assigned to undergo robotic-assisted TKA using either the classical (56 patients) or the anatomical alignment method (61 patients). Clinical outcomes including varus and valgus laxities, ROM, HSS and WOMAC scores and radiological outcomes were evaluated after a minimum follow-up of 2 years. Varus and valgus laxity assessments showed no significant inter-group differences (P>0.05). Moreover, no significant differences were observed in ROM, HSS and WOMAC scores (P>0.05). We could not find any significant difference in-mechanical alignment of the lower limb. The results of this study show that two alignment methods provide comparable clinical and radiological outcomes after primary TKA. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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