ReviewEFORT open reviews2021
Specific case consideration for implanting TKA with the Kinematic Alignment technique.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Restricted kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty achieves equivalent or superior functional outcomes to mechanical alignment without compromising implant survivorship: A systematic review.Journal of orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Evolving Philosophies of Alignment in TKA: From Mechanical Uniformity to Personalised Harmony.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Valgus knee deserves personalized total knee arthroplasty.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- [Technological Innovation in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Navigation, Robotics, and Customization].Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- Technological Innovation in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Navigation, Robotics, and Customization.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- Coronal plane alignment of the knee classification in patients with osteoarthritis and the clinical outcomes of its alteration in total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional analysis of a Chinese cohort.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Personalized total knee arthroplasty in patients with extra-articular deformities.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- Why personalized surgery is the future of hip and knee arthroplasty: a statement from the Personalized Arthroplasty Society.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
- Primary total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
- No Significant Differences in Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes between PCL Retained or Sacrificed Kinematic Aligned Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty in Varus Knee.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Less religion and more science in the discussion of personalized alignment in total knee arthroplasty: we need to lead the transition process!Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- Alignment analysis of Brainlab knee 3 navigation-guided total knee arthroplasty using the adjusted mechanical method.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Personalized alignment™ for total knee arthroplasty using the ROSAFrontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Restricted Kinematic Alignment, the Fundamentals, and Clinical Applications.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The Kinematic Alignment (KA) technique for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an alternative surgical technique aiming to resurface knee articular surfaces.The restricted KA (rKA) technique for TKA applies boundaries to the KA technique in order to avoid reproducing extreme constitutional limb/knee anatomies.The vast majority of TKA cases are straightforward and can be performed with KA in a standard (unrestricted) fashion.There are some specific situations where performing KA TKA may be more challenging (complex KA TKA cases) and surgical technique adaptations should be included.To secure good clinical outcomes, complex KA TKA cases must be preoperatively recognized, and planned accordingly.The proposed classification system describes six specific issues that must be considered when aiming for a KA TKA implantation.Specific recommendations for each situation type should improve the reliability of the prosthetic implantation to the benefit of the patient.The proposed classification system could contribute to the adoption of a common language within our orthopaedic community that would ease inter-surgeon communication and could benefit the teaching of the KA technique. This proposed classification system is not exhaustive and will certainly be improved over time. Cite this article:
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