Comparison of Six-Week, Three-Month, and One-Year Postoperative Clinical Results of Kinematic and Mechanical Alignment in Primary Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common surgical solution for severe osteoarthritis. Kinematic alignment (KA) and mechanical alignment (MA) are two popular techniques. There is ongoing debate over the optimal method, influenced by varying long-term results and a scarcity of data on short-term postoperative outcomes.