Trial reportKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2014
The influence of the tibial slope on intra-operative soft tissue balance in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty.
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- Accuracy of Sagittal Plane Component Alignment in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Sagittal accuracy and functional impact of tibial slope in imageless robotic-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Comparison between ligament balancing and measured resection in robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a 2-year follow up cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The Effects of Biomechanical Loading on the Tibial Insert After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The effect of posterior tibial slope on anteroposterior stability in posterior cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Risk factors of de novo hyperextension developed after posterior cruciate ligament substituting total knee arthroplasty: a matched case-control study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Influence of posterior tibial slope on sagittal knee alignment with comparing contralateral knees of anterior cruciate ligament injured patients to healthy knees.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Radiographic measurement of the posterior tibial slope in normal Chinese adults: a retrospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the flexion gap with a distal femoral trial component in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery & related research · 2022Article
- Accuracy of total knee arthroplasty using the modified gap technique based on the bone gap: an evaluation of the bone gap with a distal femoral trial component.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2021Article
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- The biomechanical effect of different posterior tibial slopes on the tibiofemoral joint after posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
- The increase in posterior tibial slope provides a positive biomechanical effect in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Article
- Anterior referencing of tibial slope in total knee arthroplasty considerably influences knee kinematics: a musculoskeletal simulation study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Article
- Changes in anteroposterior stability and proprioception after different types of knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Article
- Decreased extension gap and valgus alignment after implantation of total knee prosthesis in primary varus knees.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Article
- Factors affecting the osteolysis around the components after posterior-stabilized total knee replacement arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2015Article
- Sagittal gap balancing with the concept of a single radius femoral component in posterior cruciate sacrificing total knee arthroplasty with patient-specific instrumentation.International orthopaedics · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aims to make clear the influence of the tibial slope on intra-operative soft tissue balance measurements using a tensor in cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
methodsForty patients with osteoarthritis of the knee received TKAs (20 cruciate-retaining TKAs and 20 posterior-stabilized TKA). Soft tissue balance was measured using an offset type tensor at 0, 10, 45, 90, 135 degrees of knee flexion. The tibial slopes were measured by post-operative lateral radiograph. The correlation between the tibial slope and values of soft tissue balance were assessed.
resultsJoint component gap at 90° (R = 0.537, p < 0.01) and 135° (R = 0.463, p < 0.05) of flexion and joint component gap change value of 90-0° (R = 0.433, p < 0.05) showed positive correlations with tibial slope in posterior-stabilized TKA. There was no relationship between the tibial slope and the value of soft tissue balances in cruciate-retaining TKA.
conclusionsIn the present study, we confirmed that increasing the tibial slope resulted in a larger flexion gap compared to extension gap in posterior-stabilized TKA. Surgeons should be aware that increasing the tibial slope is one factor responsible for widening the flexion-extension gap difference in posterior-stabilized TKA.
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