ArticleArthroplasty today2022
Posterior Cruciate Ligament Resection and Varus Correction in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Study Using Computer-Assisted Surgery.
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- Comparison of Routine Posterior Cruciate Ligament Resection vs Selective PCL Balancing Using a Medial Congruent Polyethylene in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Matched-Cohort Analysis.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Transfer of patients' tibiofemoral kinematics and loads to a six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) joint simulator under consideration of virtual ligaments.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Resection on Gap Balancing in Robot-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Impact of Structural Compliance of a Six Degree of Freedom Joint Simulator on Virtual Ligament Force Calculation in Total Knee Endoprosthesis Testing.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Preoperative Factors Predicting the Preservation of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlignment correction is crucial for sustaining longevity and function in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Although the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is a secondary stabilizer in the coronal plane, there have been few reports on the effects of PCL resection on varus correction. The study aim was to assess the effect of PCL resection performed using computer-assisted surgery (CAS) on varus correction in TKA.
methodsFrom April 2019 through January 2021, patients with varus deformity of <20° and grossly intact PCLs were included. We used CAS to measure varus correction and gap change after PCL resection during CAS-TKA.
resultsTwenty-four female and eight male patients (40 operated knees) were included. The mean age was 68.7 ± 9.0 years, and the mean BMI was 26.5 ± 3.7 kg/m
conclusionPCL resection during TKA resulted in a small degree of varus correction. The flexion gap was larger when the PCL was resected. These effects were predictable, so surgeons should be aware of these findings while performing TKA.
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