A safe transition to a more personalized alignment in total knee arthroplasty: the importance of a "safe zone" concept

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Sports Orthopedics, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technical University Munich, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675, München, Germany.
² Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Department, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon University Hospital, Lyon, France.
³ Department of Arthroplasty, Sports Medicine and Traumatology, Orthopaedic Hospital Lindenlohe, Lindenlohe 18, 92421, Schwandorf, Germany.
⁴ Gelenkzentrum Winterthur AG, CH-8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.
⁵ Centre of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Hochstrasse 29, 14770, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
⁶ Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Breach Candy Hospital, and Mullaji Knee Clinic, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai, 400036, India.
⁷ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. michael.hirschmann@unibas.ch.
⁸ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), CH-4101, Bruderholz, Switzerland. michael.hirschmann@unibas.ch.

Editorial

Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe et al. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;30(2):365-367.

doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06844-w. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Sports Orthopedics, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technical University Munich, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675, München, Germany.
² Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Department, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Lyon University Hospital, Lyon, France.
³ Department of Arthroplasty, Sports Medicine and Traumatology, Orthopaedic Hospital Lindenlohe, Lindenlohe 18, 92421, Schwandorf, Germany.
⁴ Gelenkzentrum Winterthur AG, CH-8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.
⁵ Centre of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Hochstrasse 29, 14770, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
⁶ Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Breach Candy Hospital, and Mullaji Knee Clinic, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai, 400036, India.
⁷ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. michael.hirschmann@unibas.ch.
⁸ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Liestal, Laufen), CH-4101, Bruderholz, Switzerland. michael.hirschmann@unibas.ch.

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