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. 2014 Jul;472(7):2016-22.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3524-y. Epub 2014 Feb 27.

Measured resection versus gap balancing for total knee arthroplasty

Bryan D Springer, Sébastien Parratte, Matthew P Abdel  1
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Measured resection versus gap balancing for total knee arthroplasty

Bryan D Springer et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Jul.
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Fig. 1
This schematic depicts condylar lift off that occurs when there is asymmetry of the flexion space. Published courtesy of Bryan D. Springer MD.
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The hybrid technique involves placing an appropriately sized spacer block underneath the femoral cutting block when the knee is in 90° of flexion. At this point, rotation can be adjusted to ensure a symmetrical flexion space. Published courtesy of Bryan D. Springer MD.
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