Posterior cruciate ligament-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: differences in surgical technique

Roberto D'Anchise; Mauro Andreata; Cristiana Balbino; Nicola Manta

Posterior cruciate ligament-retaining and posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty: differences in surgical technique

Joints. 2013 Jun 12;1(1):5-9. eCollection 2013 Mar.

Authors

Roberto D'Anchise¹, Mauro Andreata¹, Cristiana Balbino¹, Nicola Manta¹

Affiliation

¹ UO di Chirurgia del Ginocchio I, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano.

PMID: 25606505
PMCID: PMC4295685

Abstract

The debate over the relative merits of substituting or retaining the posterior cruciate ligament in total knee arthroplasty is still ongoing. This article discusses the differences between the two procedures, considering the biomechanics and the surgical techniques involved.

Keywords: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA); cruciate-retaining (CR); posterior-stabilized (PS).

Publication types

Review