Femoral component malrotation is not correlated with poor clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty

ConclusionsThe present review confirms that the malrotation of the femoral component in TKA does not correlate automatically to poor clinical and functional outcome. The clinical relevance of this study was that, to improve accuracy in femoral component rotation, surgeons should consider the anatomical variability of femur in each knee and perform additional measurements pre- and intra-operatively. Taking a more accurate approach will shed light on unanswered questions in unhappy TKA.Level of evidenceIII.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research