ArticleBone & joint open2022
Current concept of kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty and its derivatives.
Article in Bone & joint open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06835621 (Comparison of Functional Recovery Between Restricted Inverse Kinematic Alignment and Adjusted Mechanical Alignment With Robotic-assisted Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Controlled Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparison of Functional Recovery Between Restricted Inverse Kinematic Alignment and Adjusted Mechanical Alignment With Robotic-assisted Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patellofemoral Joint Outcomes in Kinematically vs. Mechanically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- Changes in knee outcome measures following later-stage exercise interventions implemented ≤ 12 weeks vs. > 12 weeks after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Postoperative clinical outcomes for kinematically, restricted kinematically, or mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Improved surgical accuracy in total knee arthroplasty using the ROSA® knee system: A randomised-controlled unblinded trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Trial
- Influence of total knee arthroplasty on coronal plane phenotypes and associated clinical outcomes: a CPAK-based comparison between mechanical and functional alignment.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty demonstrates acceptable outcomes in obese patients, with insufficient evidence for alternative alignment strategies: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- 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
- Robot-Assisted TKA for Varus Knees: Post Hoc Exploratory Analysis of Alignment Strategy and Deformity Severity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Knee medial tightness after total knee arthroplasty is associated with superior clinical outcomes in Chinese patients: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Mixed-Reality Guidance for Total Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated With More Accurate Femoral Resection but Longer Operative Time Compared to Accelerometer-Based Guidance.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Clinical technique for augmented reality-guided tibial resection in kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty: Real-time ligament elongation enables personalised soft tissue balance.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Alignment and/or ligament balancing? Towards truly personalized total knee arthroplasty-A narrative review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Removing cartilage in the "unworn" side increases the accuracy in restoring the distal joint line in kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Biomechanical analysis of surgical alignment and design in total knee arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Evolving Philosophies of Alignment in TKA: From Mechanical Uniformity to Personalised Harmony.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- [Robotics in knee arthroplasty : Current status and developments].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Patient Perception of Lower-Limb Straightness at One Week After Unrestricted Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: Exploring the Concept of "Inherent Straightness".Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Kinematic alignment in total knee replacement successfully restores the native knee phenotype in the short term.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Manual restricted kinematic alignment technique restores postoperative limb alignment in severe knee deformities.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Restricted kinematic total knee arthroplasty provided better functional outcomes and higher satisfaction rates for Asians of genu varum with apex distal joint line over unrestricted kinematic total knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
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Abstract
The kinematic alignment (KA) approach to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has recently increased in popularity. Accordingly, a number of derivatives have arisen and have caused confusion. Clarification is therefore needed for a better understanding of KA-TKA. Calipered (or true, pure) KA is performed by cutting the bone parallel to the articular surface, compensating for cartilage wear. In soft-tissue respecting KA
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