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Editorial
. 2024 Oct 24;11(4):e70052.
doi: 10.1002/jeo2.70052. eCollection 2024 Oct.

The epidemic of alignment classifications in total knee arthroplasty forgives the kinematic of the human knee

Pier Francesco Indelli  1   2   3   4   5   6
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Editorial

The epidemic of alignment classifications in total knee arthroplasty forgives the kinematic of the human knee

Pier Francesco Indelli. J Exp Orthop. .
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Figure 1
Robotic assisted right knee TKA. Intraoperative evaluation of the knee ROM from full extension (a) to maximum flexion (d): the alignment of the knee is also intraoperatively determined. (a) Knee in full extension (slight hyperextension): 0.9° valgus; (b) knee flexed at 60°: 10° varus; (c) Knee flexed at 90.5°: 6.4° varus; (d) Knee flexed at 124.5°: 3.8° varus. The evaluation has been performed without applying any adduction/abduction moment to the hip or varus/valgus stress to the knee (Skywalker Robotic System, Medbot Navi‐Bot). The dynamicity of the HKA is intraoperatively noted. HKA, hip‐knee‐ankle axis; ROM, range of motion; TKA, total knee arthroplasty.
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