Strachan, R.K. and Merican, A.M. and Devadasan, B. and Maheshwari, R. and Amis, A.A. (2009) A technique of staged lateral release to correct patellar tracking in total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Arthroplasty, 24 (5). pp. 735-42. ISSN 0883-5403,
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Optimal patellar tracking and component alignment are important in achieving a well-functioning total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The patella is constrained partly by design of the prosthetic trochlear groove, and patellar tracking is governed by a combination of static and dynamic factors. Maltracking may result from excessive or unbalanced tension in the surrounding soft tissues. This article describes a staged progressive lateral release of the patellar retinaculum in TKA, which is classified into 6 stages. Stage 1 transects the deep lateral patellofemoral ligament; stages 2 to 6 extend the lateral patellar incision distally from vastus lateralis to the tibial tubercle. This technique was used in a series of 96 primary TKAs. We report the rates of the various stages of lateral release and the variables that might affect the decision to perform such a release.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Using Smart Source Parsing Aug; Epub 2008 May 20 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QM Human anatomy |
| Depositing User: | Prof. Dr. Azhar Mahmood Merican |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2012 08:05 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2017 08:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/2766 |
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