Accuracy of soft tissue balancing in total knee arthroplasty

被引：226

作者：

Griffin, FM ^{[1
]}

Insall, JN ^{[1
]}

Scuderi, GR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Complete Knee Ctr Arkansas, Van Buren, AR 72956 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY | 2000年 / 15卷 / 08期

关键词：

total knee arthroplasty; flexion gap; extension gap; soft tissue balance; accuracy;

D O I：

10.1054/arth.2000.6503

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the accuracy of balancing of the flexion and extension gaps in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Measurements of the heights of the flexion and extension gaps were obtained during 104 consecutive primary, posterior-stabilized TKAs in osteoarthritic patients. Clinically, all knees appeared to be well balanced intraoperatively. Rectangular flexion and extension gaps almost always were obtained within 1 mm (84%-89%). None of the knees was >3 mm from being perfectly rectangular. Equality of the flexion and extension gaps was more difficult to obtain (47%-57% were within 1 mm). With meticulous attention, perfect soft tissue balance is not always achieved in TKA.

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页码：970 / 973

页数：4