Biomechanical Validation of Medial Pie-Crusting for Soft-Tissue Balancing in Knee Arthroplasty
Biomechanical Validation of Medial Pie-Crusting for Soft-Tissue Balancing in Knee Arthroplasty
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DOI:
10.1016/j.arth.2014.09.005
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发表时间:
2015-02-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Williams, John L.
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作者:
Mihalko, William M.;Woodard, Erik L.;Williams, John L.
Balancing a varus knee is traditionally accomplished by releasing the medial soft-tissue sleeve off the tibia. Recently, "pie-crusting" (PC) medial structures has been described. In a biomechanical cadaver study we compared PC to traditional release (TR) to determine their effects on flexion and extension gaps. PC was done in five specimens along the anterior half of the medial soft-tissue sleeve and five along the posterior half, followed by a traditional release. In 90 degrees flexion, valgus laxity after TR was significantly greater than after PC alone. PC of the anterior or posterior aspect of the medial soft-tissue sleeve can effect changes more in flexion than in extension, respectively. Complete TR did not provide more gap opening than PC in extension, but produced more effect in flexion. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.