ReviewInternational orthopaedics2019
Total knee arthroplasty in the varus knee: tips and tricks.
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- Meta-analysis of the efficacy of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in the treatment of isolated lateral compartment knee osteoarthritis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of change in limb length following correction of coronal and sagittal plane deformities in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study.Knee surgery & related research · 2026Article
- Unrestricted kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty provides favourable five-year outcomes regardless of varus severity in Japanese patients.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Medial femoral condyle restoration technique in total knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
- Predictive Radiographic Factors for Soft Tissue Release and Distal Femoral Cut Angle for Appropriate Biomechanics in Total Knee Arthroplasty.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026Article
- The impact of soft tissue release on radiological and clinical outcomes in functional alignment robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Age-related varus progression of femoral bowing and its related factors in the Iwaki cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Dynamic joint balancing provides consistent gap prediction without a learning curve in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Can preoperative lower limb alignment angles predict necessary soft tissue release during total knee arthroplasty for varus knees? A retrospective cohort study.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- Implementation of +PERTOHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Predicting the need for medial augmentation for primary total knee arthroplasty with varus deformity.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2025Article
- Promising Results of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Severe Varus Deformity with High Constrained Prosthesis: A Prospective Study.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Article
- Coronal plane deformity in total knee arthroplasty is associated with increased operative time and disposition to skilled nursing facility.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Pearls: Posterior Release Osteotomy of the Medial Tibial Plateau: A New Technique in Tibia-first TKA for Varus Osteoarthritis.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2024Article
- Simulation of osteotomy in total knee arthroplasty with femoral extra-articular deformity assisted by artificial intelligence: a study based on three-dimensional models.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- DEIT-Based Bone Position and Orientation Estimation for Robotic Support in Total Knee Arthroplasty-A Computational Feasibility Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Preoperative evaluation of femoral and tibial sagittal alignment in robotic-assisted and conventional total knee arthroplasty and consequences for practice.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Total Knee Arthroplasty With Long-Stem Implant: A Case Report of a Patient With Extreme Varus Deformity.Cureus · 2024Article
- Component rotational mismatch in the standing position is a potential risk factor for unfavourable functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Varus knee deformity is very common, and it can be classified according to the severity and reducibility of the deformity. Pre-operative planning is mandatory to obtain a good result. Both clinical and radiological planning should be carefully performed, particularly focused on collateral ligament deficiency. In most of the cases, a postero-stabilized implant is necessary, but in the presence of a varus thrust, a midlevel constrained (MLC) implant may be necessary. Rarely, if a severe extra-articular deformity is present, a femoral osteotomy and a high constrain implant may be necessary. In most of the cases, a standard midline approach can be performed. Soft tissue balancing is crucial, avoiding excessive releases of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). In the presence of severe deformity, more aggressive procedure such as tibial reduction osteotomy or sliding medial epicondyle osteotomy can be performed. In literature, good outcomes are reported for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in varus deformity. In this manuscript, the available literature on TKA in varus deformity is analyzed, and the preferred surgical techniques of the authors are described.
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