Does total knee joint replacement with the soft tissue balancing surgical technique maintain the natural joint line?
INTRODUCTION: The outcomes of 106 total knee arthroplasties implanted using a soft tissue balancing surgical technique at one surgical centre were used to assess the accuracy maintaining the knee’s original joint line (JL). The aim of the study was to determine whether there is a shift of the presumed joint line after surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Preoperative and post-operative radiographs were compared to determine any changes in the articulation height. The preoperative distance of the fibular head to the natural joint line was measured and compared with the post-operative measurement of the fibular head to the femoral articulation line (measured on the radiograph and defined as Rxmm). Based on the actual medio-lateral dimension of the tibial metal back, the measured difference (RXmm) could be converted into true distances (in mm). The Blackburn-Peel index was assessed as an additional outcome prior to and following surgery. RESULTS: Preoperatively, the average distance from the f
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