The neglected factor of constitutional sagittal alignment and its implications for total knee arthroplasty

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2024 Jan;32(1):10-12. doi: 10.1002/ksa.12013. Epub 2023 Dec 31.

Authors

Patrick Sadoghi¹, Michael T Hirschmann^{2

3}, Jon Karlsson⁴, Antonio Klasan^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), Bruderholz, Switzerland.
³ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
⁵ AUVA UKH Steiermark, Graz, Austria.
⁶ Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.

PMID: 38226765
DOI: 10.1002/ksa.12013

No abstract available

Keywords: constitutional alignment; knee phenotype; sagittal alignment; total knee arthroplasty.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Humans
Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging
Knee Joint / surgery
Knee Prosthesis*
Osteoarthritis, Knee* / surgery
Tibia / surgery