Component alignment in revision total knee arthroplasty using diaphyseal engaging modular offset press-fit stems.

J Arthroplasty

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Health Consultation Center II, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.

Published: December 2008

We performed a retrospective study of the radiographic position of femoral and tibial components in a series of revision total knee arthroplasties using diaphyseal-engaging, press fit, modular stems. Fifty-two consecutive revision cases were performed. Femoral and tibial component alignment was measured preoperatively and postoperatively. The canal-filling ratio was measured and correlated with anatomic alignment. There was a trend toward improved alignment with increasing canal fill, suggesting that uncemented diaphyseal engaging press-fit modular stems facilitate accurate alignment for both femoral and tibial components in revision surgery.

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