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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

04-04-2024 | Original Article

What effect does preoperative flexion contracture have on the component angles in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty?

Authors: Naoki Nakano, Masanori Tsubosaka, Tomoyuki Kamenaga, Yuichi Kuroda, Kazunari Ishida, Shinya Hayashi, Ryosuke Kuroda, Tomoyuki Matsumoto

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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Abstract

Purpose

The indication for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has been extended to cases with some degree of preoperative knee flexion contracture recently. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of flexion contracture on component angles.

Materials and methods

Thirty-five fixed-bearing UKAs using the spacer block technique with preoperative flexion contracture (Group FC) and 35 UKAs using the same technique without preoperative flexion contracture (Group NC) were included. Using radiographs, the coronal femoral component angle, coronal tibial component angle, sagittal femoral component angle, and sagittal tibial component angle were determined. Also, extension and flexion angles of the knee as well as coronal Hip–Knee–Ankle (HKA) angles in long-leg standing radiographs were measured. The data about the thickness of the selected insert were also collected. The above results were compared between the two groups.

Results

The femoral component tended to be placed in a more varus and flexed position in Group FC, while no significant difference was found about the tibial component angles. While there was no significant difference in pre- and postoperative knee flexion angles between the two groups, flexion contracture remained postoperatively in Group FC. Preoperative HKA angle was greater in Group FC while the difference was no longer significant postoperatively. Regarding the thickness of the selected insert, thicker inserts tended to be used in Group FC.

Conclusions

In fixed-bearing UKA with the spacer block technique, the femoral component tended to be placed in a flexed and varus position in the knees with preoperative flexion contracture.
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Metadata
Title
What effect does preoperative flexion contracture have on the component angles in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty?
Authors
Naoki Nakano
Masanori Tsubosaka
Tomoyuki Kamenaga
Yuichi Kuroda
Kazunari Ishida
Shinya Hayashi
Ryosuke Kuroda
Tomoyuki Matsumoto
Publication date
04-04-2024
Publisher
Springer Paris
Published in
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-024-03929-3