A Surgical Technique to Avoid Mediolateral Overhang during Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT: Femoral component sizing and positioning is an essential component of performing a successful total knee arthroplasty. Failure to size or position the femoral component correctly can result in reduced range of motion, instability, soft-tissue impingement, and irritation. The following is a description of a novel technique that allows the surgeon to use an intercondylar autograft to translate the femoral component in the mediolateral direction and avoid the consequences of mediolateral femoral component overhang.

SUBMITTER: Carlson SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature