Evaluation of the flexion gap with a distal femoral trial component in posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty.

Purpose: A distal femoral trial component was manufactured, and flexion gap size and inclination were evaluated with or without the distal femoral trial component in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the distal femoral trial component on flexion gap size and joint inclination in posterior-stabilized (PS)-TKA.

Materials And Methods: A total of 84 patients with medial osteoarthritis who underwent mobile-bearing PS-TKA using modified gap techniques were included in this retrospective study.

Accuracy of total knee arthroplasty using the modified gap technique based on the bone gap: an evaluation of the bone gap with a distal femoral trial component.

Background: In total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using the modified gap technique, the soft-tissue balance is measured after osteotomy of the distal femur and proximal tibia (conventional bone gap). However, after osteotomy, the flexion gap size during 90° knee flexion may be larger than that observed after implantation. The tension of the lateral compartment during 90° flexion may also be reduced after osteotomy of the distal femur.

A prototype small CdTe gamma camera for radioguided surgery and other imaging applications.

Gamma probes have been used for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma and breast cancer. However, these probes can provide only radioactivity counts and variable pitch audio output based on the intensity of the detected radioactivity. We have developed a small semiconductor gamma camera (SSGC) that allows visualisation of the size, shape and location of the target tissues.