Impact of preoperative varus deformity on postoperative mechanical alignment and long-term results of “mechanical” aligned total knee arthroplasty

ConclusionPostoperative varus malalignment appears to increase proportionally to the severity of preoperative varus deformity. Also, postoperative neutral alignment results in longer TKA survival time than residual varus alignment.Level of evidenceIII, Retrospective comparative cohort study.
Source: Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research