1. Influence of the post-operative axis on the clinical results of total knee replacement for severe varus deformities: does a slight residual varus improve the results?
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Brice Rubens-Duval, Ramsay Refaie, Dominique Saragaglia, Loïc Sigwalt, Régis Pailhé, Gabriel Lateur, CHU de Grenoble urgences Sud, Ministère de la santé, Gestes Medico-chirurgicaux Assistés par Ordinateur (TIMC-IMAG-GMCAO), Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité - Informatique, Mathématiques et Applications, Grenoble - UMR 5525 (TIMC-IMAG), Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Clinique universitaire de chirurgie orthopédique et de traumatologie du sport, hôpital Sud, CHU de Grenoble, avenue de Kimberley, 38130 Échirolles, France, parent, Wansbeck General Hospital, and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire [Grenoble] (CHU)
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Knee Joint ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Radiography ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Genu varum ,Knee replacement ,Osteoarthritis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Genu Varum ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Longitudinal Studies ,Postoperative Period ,Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ,Alignment ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,Orthodontics ,Varus deformity ,030222 orthopedics ,Arthrometry, Articular ,biology ,business.industry ,Bone Malalignment ,Middle Aged ,Osteoarthritis, Knee ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Valgus ,Orthopedic surgery ,Female ,Surgery ,Axis ,medicine.symptom ,Total knee arthroplasty (replacement) ,business ,Oxford knee score - Abstract
International audience; PURPOSE:Some recent articles have suggested that in the case of large varus deformity, it may be advantageous to leave some residual post-operative varus as a means of improving functional outcome. The objective of this study is to compare the results of total knee replacement (TKR) performed for significant varus deformity (HKA 180°).METHODS:This series was made up of 208 knees. The mean pre-operative HKA angle was 166 ± 3° (154-169°), of which 150 were followed up for a mean 8.5 years (58 lost to follow-up). Based on post-operative radiographs, two groups were formed: group 1 (88 knees) in which post-operative alignment was 177.8 ± 1° (175-179°) and group 2 (62 knees) in which post-operative alignment was 181 ± 1° (180-184°).RESULTS:The mean international knee society (IKS) score for group 1 was 178.8 ± 22 points (113-200) and 181.7 ± 22 points (95-200) for group 2. Oxford knee score was 20.4 ± 9 points (12-45) in group 1 and 19.2 ± 9 (12-50) in group 2. The results were slightly better in group 2 (in slight valgus) but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.44 and 0.4).CONCLUSION:The results of knee replacement performed for severe varus deformity are not adversely affected by post-operative valgus alignment. There is in fact a trend towards superior results for neutral or valgus alignment than slight residual varus, but this difference was not statistically significant.
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- 2018
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