ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2024
The location of the centre of the proximal quadriceps tendon in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty is not associated with poor outcome scores or symptomatic patellar instability.
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- Alignment strategy does not confer clinically meaningful advantages in medial pivot total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Posterior cruciate ligament management in medial pivot total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Valgus knee deserves personalized total knee arthroplasty.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of implant-specific outcomes in inlay and onlay patellofemoral arthroplasty for isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- The location of the centre of the proximal quadriceps tendon in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty is not associated with poor outcome scores or symptomatic patellar instability.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Purpose: A previous study on osteoarthritic knees found that the average position of the centre of the proximal quadriceps tendon (PQT) was 9 mm lateral from the native trochlear groove. In patients with lateral patellar facet osteoarthritis, which indicates patellofemoral instability, the average location was 21 mm. The researchers suggested that a position more lateral than 20 mm might lead to poor outcomes after kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA)-the current study aimed to test this hypothesis. Methods: The study involved all patients ( Results: The mean location of the PQT was 11 ± 8 mm (range, -2 medial to 36 mm lateral), with 16% ( Conclusion: Even though 16% of patients with a KA TKA had a more lateral location than 20 mm, there is no reason to measure the centre of the PQT relative to the distal prosthetic groove. This is because the location did not show any association with the 2-year FJS and OKS nor had any patient experienced patellofemoral instability. Level of Evidence: IV.
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