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.

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