ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2016
Mechanical and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.
- Kinematic alignment versus mechanical alignment in primary total knee arthroplasty: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Kinematic Alignment and Mechanical Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.Orthopaedic surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Does Accelerometer-based Navigation Have Any Clinical Benefit Compared with Conventional TKA? A Systematic Review.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2019Pooled it
- Efficacy and reliability of active robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty compared with conventional total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Postgraduate medical journal · 2019Pooled it
- Similar migration for medial congruent and cruciate-retaining tibial components in an anatomic TKA system: a randomized controlled trial of 60 patients followed with RSA for 2 years.Acta orthopaedica · 2022Trial
- Patellar tracking and patellar tilt in kinematic versus mechanical knees.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Robotic-Assisted Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Demonstrated Early Rehabilitation and Select Mental Health-Related Quality of Life Improvements Compared to Conventional MA-TKA.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: Current Evidence on PROMs, Functional Outcomes, Neuromotor Recovery, and Complications-A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Excellent Short-Term Outcomes After Kinematic Alignment, Medial-Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty for Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty via subvastus approach using the Mako® 2.0 total knee system: a surgical technique.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS IN NAVIGATED KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN THE ELDERLY.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2026Article
- Accuracy of a novel mixed reality surgical platform for total knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- Use of robotics may facilitate earlier functional recovery and reduce overcorrection compared to conventional implantation techniques in total knee arthroplasty: a single-surgeon cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Effects of a novel externally rotated trochlear design on patellofemoral kinematics in total knee arthroplasty: A cadaveric study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Distinct effects of three knee-preserving surgeries on hip-knee-ankle alignment in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Kinematic vs. mechanical alignment in total knee arthroplasty: A statistical analysis of randomized control trials utilizing dichotomous and continuous fragility metrics.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Increased prevalence of lateral trochlear groove wear among valgus alignment subtypes by coronal knee alignment classification: A retrospective single-center study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Assessment of preoperative planning and intraoperative accuracy of the AIKNEE system for total knee arthroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- No difference in postoperative patient satisfaction rates between mechanical and kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Review
- The Trochlear Bisector as a New Landmark for Kinematic Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Radiographic Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
In the last 10 years many studies have questioned if the strive to mechanical align any knee may pose some problems related to ligament misbalancing that could explain the high rate of disappointed patients, almost 20% in some reports. Proper indication and difference between patient's and surgeon's expectations are among the most important one's but it must be underlined that, there is indeed a sharp difference between normal knee kinematics, prosthetic knee kinematics and arthritic knee kinematics being the last one extremely variable. A so called kinematic alignment has recently been developed in order to improve patient's knee function and pain control minimizing any surgical gesture focused on ligaments balance. The amount of bone resections may not affect limb alignment but has an important consequence in ligament tension and balance, clinical result and function therefore a measured bone resection technique is essential in order to perform a proper kinematic alignment. Purpose of this paper is to briefly review the different alignment procedures used for TKA and to discuss their definitions, concepts and evidence on outcome.
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