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Modified Whiteside’s Line-Based Transepicondylar Axis for Imageless Total Knee Arthroplasty
by Muhammad Sohail, Jaehyun Park, Jun Young Kim, Heung Soo Kim and Jaehun Lee
Mathematics 2022, 10(19), 3670; https://doi.org/10.3390/math10193670 - 7 Oct 2022
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One of the aims of successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is to restore the natural range of motion of the infected joint. The operated leg motion highly depends on the coordinate systems that have been used to prepare the bone surfaces for an [...] Read more.
One of the aims of successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is to restore the natural range of motion of the infected joint. The operated leg motion highly depends on the coordinate systems that have been used to prepare the bone surfaces for an implant. Assigning a perfect coordinate system to the knee joint is a considerable challenge. Various commercially available knee arthroplasty devices use different methods to assign the coordinate system at the distal femur. Transepicondylar axis (TEA) and Whiteside’s line are commonly used anatomical axes for defining a femoral coordinate system (FCS). However, choosing a perfect TEA for FCS is trickier, even for experienced surgeons, and a small error in marking Whiteside’s line leads to a misaligned knee joint. This work proposes a modified Whiteside’s line method for the selection of TEA. The Whiteside’s line, along with the knee center and femur head center, define two independent central planes. Multiple prominent points on the lateral and medial sides of epicondyles are marked. Based on the lengths of perpendicular distances between the multiple points and central planes, the most prominent epicondyle points are chosen to define an optimal TEA. Compared to conventional techniques, the modified Whiteside’s line defines a repeatable TEA Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Numerical Simulation in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-II)
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