Posterolateral overhang affects patient quality of life after total knee arthroplasty

Simsek, Mehmet; Akkaya, Mustafa; Gursoy, Safa; Isik, Cetin; Zahar, Akos; Tarabichi, Samih; Bozkurt, Murat

doi:10.1007/s00402-017-2850-4

Posterolateral overhang affects patient quality of life after total knee arthroplasty

Simsek M. E. , Akkaya M., Gursoy S., Isik C., Zahar A., Tarabichi S., ...More

ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, vol.138, no.3, pp.409-418, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 138 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00402-017-2850-4
Title of Journal : ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.409-418

Abstract

To investigate the appropriate mediolateral placement of symmetrical tibial components and the amount of overhang expected from the posterolateral of tibial components implanted to give ideal coverage and the subsequent incidence of residual knee pain and reduction in functional capacity.