Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a widely performed procedure to alleviate pain and restore function of patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis. The study aim was to determine if tibia-first (TF) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a novel computer-assisted surgery (CAS) system can yield better anterior and posterior (AP) knee stability. Patients with knee osteoarthritis with obvious varus knee who met the indication for and underwent TKA from May 2019 to November 2020 were included. Forty-one measured resection (MR)-TKAs and 32 TF-TKAs were compared. The varus-valgus ligament balance and joint tension at a joint center-gap setting equal to the tibial-baseplate thickness were measured, and appropriate polyethylene inserts with 0∘, 30∘, 45∘, 60∘, 90∘, and 120∘ of knee flexion were placed. A Kneelax 3 arthrometer was used to measure knee AP laxity in the postoperative anesthetized patients with 30∘ and 90∘ of knee flexion. The horizontal gap balance was significantly closer in the TF-TKA group than the MR-TKA group for 0∘, 30∘, 45∘, and 60∘ of knee flexion. In contrast, no significant differences were observed for 90∘ and 120∘ of knee flexion. No significant differences in joint-gap tensions among all knee-flexion angles were observed. Translation was significantly smaller in the TF-TKA group than the MR-TKA group for AP laxity with 30∘ of knee flexion (8.8 ± 2.9 mm vs. 10.7 ± 3.1 mm, P= 0.0079). In contrast, no significant AP laxity was observed with 90∘ of knee flexion (7.2 ± 2.8 mm vs. 7.2 ± 3.5 mm). TF-TKA using a novel CAS system provided better AP knee stability with close to horizontal gap balances.
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