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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Does Posterior Tibial Slope Influence Knee Kinematics in Medial Stabilized TKA?

Leandra Bauer, Christoph Thorwächter, Arnd Steinbrück, Volkmar Jansson, Hannes Traxler, Zumreta Alic, Boris Michael Holzapfel, Matthias Woiczinski

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Leandra BauerDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8114-6121
Christoph ThorwächterDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6298-6202
Arnd SteinbrückDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Volkmar JanssonDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Hannes TraxlerCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Anatomy, Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Vienna), Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Zumreta AlicCenter for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Anatomy, Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Vienna), Waehringer Str. 13, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Boris Michael HolzapfelDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Matthias WoiczinskiDepartment of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring total knee arthroplasty (TKA), one of the key alignment factors to pay attention to is the posterior tibial slope (PTS). The PTS clearly influences the kinematics of the knee joint but must be adapted to the coupling degree of the specific TKA design. So far, there is hardly any literature including clear recommendations for how surgeons should choose the PTS in a medial stabilized (MS) TKA. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of different degrees of PTS on femorotibial kinematics in MS TKA. MATERIALS AND

methodsAn MS TKA was performed in seven fresh-frozen human specimens successively with 0°, 3°, and 6° of PTS. After each modification, weight-bearing deep knee flexion (30-130°) was performed, and femorotibial kinematics were analyzed.

resultsA lateral femoral rollback was observed for all three PTS modifications. With an increasing PTS, the tibia was shifted more anteriorly on the lateral side (0° PTS anterior tibial translation -9.09 (±9.19) mm, 3° PTS anterior tibial translation -11.03 (±6.72) mm, 6° PTS anterior tibial translation 11.86 (±9.35) mm). No difference in the tibial rotation was found for the different PTS variants. All PTS variants resulted in internal rotation of the tibia during flexion. With a 3° PTS, the design-specific medial rotation point was achieved more accurately.

conclusionsAccording to our findings, we recommend a PTS of 3° when implanting the MS prosthesis used in this study.

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kinematicsknee rigmedial stabilizedposterior tibial slopeTKA

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PMID36431352
PMCPMC9698522

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