Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

Total Knee Arthroplasty is the surgical procedure to manage the end-stage arthritis of the knee. There are basically two types: Cruciate retaining prosthesis ( keeps PCL) Cruciate sacrificing prosthesis  (remove PCL) Cruciate retaining primary TKA Functions of Posterior Cruciate ligaments (PCL) in TKA Regulates flexion stability Its tension influence femoral rollback Roll back is defined […]

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 High Tibial Osteotomy

High Tibial Osteotomy

High Tibial Osteotomy is the mini-invasive surgical approach for the management of osteoarthritis of the knee. This osteotomy is further classified into the following types: Medial open wedge osteotomy Lateral close wedge osteotomy V osteotomy Dome osteotomy Biplanar osteotomy All required either fibular osteotomy or release of proximal tibiofibular joint for tibial osteotomy Main indications […]

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