Postoperative laxity of the lateral soft tissue is largely negligible in total knee arthroplasty for varus osteoarthritis

Purpose: To evaluate the integrity of lateral soft tissue in varus osteoarthritis knee by comparing the mechanical axis under varus stress during navigation-assisted total knee arthroplasty before and after compensating for a bone defect with the implant. Methods: Sixty-six knees that underwent tota...

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Main Authors: Seikai Toyooka, Hironari Masuda, Nobuhiro Nishihara, Takashi Kobayashi, Wataru Miyamoto, Shuji Ando, Hirotaka Kawano, Takumi Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23094990211002002