ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2023
Effect of Total Hip Arthroplasty on Ipsilateral Lower Limb Alignment and Knee Joint Space Width: Minimum 5-Year Follow-up.
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- Distribution and changes in lower limb alignment using the coronal plane alignment of the knee classification system before and after total hip arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Total Hip Arthroplasty Frequently Alters Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee Classification: Implications for Knee Arthroplasty Planning.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Introducing the Universal Periprosthetic Femur Fracture (UPFF) Classification: All Fractures Femur.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Correlation between preoperative nutritional status and postoperative clinical outcomes in patients undergoing artificial hip and knee replacement.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Determining the effect of femoral anteversion and hip alignment parameters on lower limb and knee alignment post-total hip arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Decrease in Global Offset Leads to Complaints of Worsening of Valgus Knee Deformity After Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Crowe Type IV Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Relationship Among Global Femoral Offset, Leg Lengthening, and Tibiofemoral Rotation After Total Hip Arthroplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Does the Implantation of a Short-Stem Hip Prosthesis Change the Lower Limb Alignment?-Comparison of Two Modern Short-Stem Designs.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Coronal Plane Alignment of the Knee Phenotypes and Distal Femoral Rotation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Mid-Term Clinical and Radiological Changes in the Ankle Joint in Varus Knee Osteoarthritis Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to 1) assess the effect of total hip arthroplasty (THA) on coronal limb alignment, namely, the hip-knee-ankle angle (HKA), 2) identify factors that determine changes in the HKA, and 3) determine whether alignment changes influence the knee joint space width.
methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 266 limbs of patients who underwent THA. Three types of prostheses with neck shaft angles (NSAs) of 132°, 135°, and 138° were used. Several radiographic parameters were measured in the preoperative and final radiographs (at least 5 years after THA). A paired
resultsThe preoperative mean HKA was 1.4° varus and increased to 2.7° varus after THA. This change was related to changes in the NSA, lateral distal femoral angle, and femoral bowing angle. In particular, in the group with a decrease in NSA of > 5°, the preoperative mean HKA was largely changed from 1.4° varus to 4.6° varus after THA. The prostheses with NSA of 132° and 135° also led to greater varus HKA changes than those with an NSA of 138°. Narrowing of the medial knee joint space was related to changes in the varus direction of the HKA, decrease in NSA, increase in femoral offset.
conclusionA large reduction in NSA can lead to considerable varus limb alignment after THA, which can have adverse effects on the medial compartment of the ipsilateral knee.
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