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ArticleOrthopedic reviews2017

Extra-articular deformities in arthritic knees-a grueling challenge for arthroplasty surgeons: An evidence-based update.

Vishesh Khanna, Senthil N Sambandam, Munis Ashraf, Varatharaj Mounasamy

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Article in Orthopedic reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vishesh KhannaSunshine Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana, India.
Senthil N SambandamLouis A Johnson VA Medical Center, Clarksburg, WV, USA.
Munis AshrafK.G. Hospital and Post Graduate Medical Institute, Arts College Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Varatharaj MounasamyVCU Medical Center Ambulatory Care Center, Richmond, VA, USA.
KG Hospital · INLouis A. Johnson VA Medical Center · USSunshine Hospitals · INVirginia Commonwealth University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Critical to the success of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the anatomical alignment. This may appear as a challenge in an extra-articular deformity (EAD) that may be inherent in certain people or result from fracture malunion, congenital disorders, nutritional, metabolic and infective causes. This appraisal aimed at providing the reader with an up-todate overview of the research carried out on, and existent evidence of EAD correction while planning a TKA. We reviewed the current English literature on TKA in extra-articular knee deformities. Among the published data, a common initial approach of mandatory clinical and radiological assessment emerges as an obligatory step while handling cases with EAD. While several methods of managing the deformity and arthritis have been described, a broad division into intra-articular and extra-articular means can be deciphered. The relatively

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complex total knee replacementextra-articular deformitiesintra-articular versus extra-articular correctionnavigated total knee arthroplasty

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PMID29564077
PMCPMC5850062
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