Effects of joint line parameters on bone resection in mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty
Objective:To investigate the effects of joint line parameters on the bone resection of mechanically aligned(MA)total knee arthroplasty(TKA).Methods:A total of 178 patients(201 knees)diagnosed as osteoar-thritis were included,with 171 varus and 30 valgus knees.Virtual osteotomies were performed in the coronal posi-tion using full-length weight-bearing radiographs according to the MA technical,and the reliability of virtual osteot-omies was verified by intraoperative caliper measurements.Correlation analyses were conducted between bone resec-tion and joint line parameters,including mechanical lateral distal femoral angle(mLDFA)and medial proximal tibi-al angle(MPTA).The correlation between intraoperative bone resection adjustments and joint line parameters was analyzed.Results:The varus knees in this study were divided into 2 groups:130(64.7%)femoral valgus in group A and 41(20.4%)femoral varus in group B.The valgus knees were divided into 2 groups:20(10.0%)tibial var-us in group C and 10(5.0%)tibial valgus in group D.In group A,bone resection was positively correlated with mLDFA and MPTA(P<0.05).In group C,bone resection was positively correlated with MPTA(P<0.05).In varus knee,intraoperative bone resection adjustment was negatively correlated with mLDFA and MPTA(P<0.05).In group A,intraoperative bone resection adjustment was negatively correlated with mLDFA(P<0.05).There was no correlation between intraoperative bone resection adjustment and mLDFA and MPTA in valgus knees(P>0.05).Conclusion:When MA-TKA is performed in varus knees with valgus femurs,the bone resection is positively corre-lated with mLDFA and MPTA,whereas intraoperative bone resection adjustment is negatively correlated with mLD-FA,when mLDFA decreases,there is a tendency for intraoperative bone resection adjustment to increase,which can be assessed during preoperative planning for the possibility of intraoperative bone resection adjustment.
total knee arthroplastyosteoarthritisjoint linebone resectionmechanical alignment