No difference in anterior tibial translation with and without posterior cruciate ligament in less invasive total knee replacement

Measurement of knee joint gaps without b

Measurement of knee joint gaps without bone resection: “Physiologic” extension and flexion gaps in total knee arthroplasty are asymmetric and unequal and anterior and posterior cruciate ligament resections produce different gap changes

✍ Andrej Maria Nowakowski; Martin Majewski; Magdalena Müller-Gerbl; Victor Valderr 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 440 KB

## Abstract General agreement is that flexion and extension gaps should be equal and symmetrical in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures. However, comparisons using a standard TKA approach to normal knee joints that have not undergone bone resection are currently unavailable. Since bony prepara