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Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 4/2018

01-04-2018 | Knee Arthroplasty

Is there a relationship between the load distribution on the tibial plateau and hip knee ankle angle after TKA?

Authors: Takao Kaneko, Norihiko Kono, Yuta Mochizuki, Hiroyasu Ikegami, Yoshiro Musha

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 4/2018

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Abstract

Introduction

This study asked whether differences in coronal alignment after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) affect the load distribution on the tibial plateau. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between coronal alignment and the load distribution on the tibial plateau after TKA, using three-dimensional multi-detector-row-computed tomography (3D-MDCT).

Materials and methods

In this study, we performed 84 cementless TKA with porous tantalum modular tibial component (PTMT) and divided into three groups based on post-operative hip–knee–ankle (HKA) angle: varus alignment group (n = 22), (176° ≧) neutral alignment group (n = 45), (180° ± 3°), and valgus alignment group (n = 17) (184° ≦).The changes in bone quality parameters of trabecular patterns under peg of PTMT were interpreted as load distribution due to changes in alignment. The relationship between HKA angle and load distribution on the tibial plateau was analyzed every 6 months for 4.5 years by measuring Bone marrow contents/tissue volumes (mg/cm3) and bone volumes/tissue volumes (%) under peg of porous tantalum modular tibial component by visualizing three dimensionally with 3D-osteo-morphometry software.

Results

There were no correlations between HKA angle and the load distribution on the tibial plateau after TKA at all periods. There was a significantly higher increase in the medial region than the lateral about the BMC/TV and BV/TV values, regardless of the post-operative alignment after TKA for all periods. The relative BMC/TV and BV/TV changes at medial region in varus alignment group were significantly lower than the neutral and the valgus alignment groups of pre-operative medial osteoarthritis of the knee.

Conclusions

As far, it can be concluded by the study and the methods used therein that there were no relationships between the load distribution on the tibial plateau and HKA angle after TKA.

Level of evidence

Therapeutic study, Level III.
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Metadata
Title
Is there a relationship between the load distribution on the tibial plateau and hip knee ankle angle after TKA?
Authors
Takao Kaneko
Norihiko Kono
Yuta Mochizuki
Hiroyasu Ikegami
Yoshiro Musha
Publication date
01-04-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-018-2872-6

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