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SUBMITTER: de Pablos Fernandez J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6926380 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de Pablos Fernández Julio J Arbeloa-Gutierrez Lucas L Arenas-Miquelez Antonio A
Arthroscopy techniques 20191113 11
The mainstay for treatment of articular deformity caused by advanced tricompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee is total knee arthroplasty. When this is also associated with an extra-articular deformity, this also must be compensated or corrected. In this scenario, it is essential to achieve an optimal mechanical situation by restoring the anatomical and mechanical limb axes and an adequate soft-tissue balance. These premises are necessary to relieve pain and achieve satisfactory functionality ...[more]