Functional alignment in total knee arthroplasty best achieves balanced gaps and minimal bone resections: an analysis comparing mechanical, kinematic and functional alignment strategies

ConclusionThe study shows that implant alignment to the mechanical axis or joint line anatomy (equal resections) alone does not guarantee a balanced total knee arthroplasty. FA resulted in the highest proportion of balanced knees across all analysed subgroups. Future research will consider whether one alignment philosophy leads to superior outcomes for different constitutional alignment subgroups.Level of evidenceLevel II.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research