The success of a total knee replacement largely depends on accurate balancing of flexion and extension gaps in the sagittal plane. The general technique to achieve this is to resect the same amount of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This study evaluated the accuracy of navigation for balancing soft tissue and flexion-extension gaps in primary ...

Douglas E. Padgett, MD: While the historical teaching has always been that the best predictor of postoperative motion following total knee arthroplasty is preoperative motion, improvements in total ...

Goniometers are a common clinical tool for measuring joint range of motion. Wearable sleeves offer a novel and alternative ...

We assessed the efficacy of progressive soft tissue distraction using monolateral external fixation in the management of severe knee flexion contractures. We prospectively evaluated 10 knee ...

Objective: To determine if the combined isometric contractions of knee extension/hip adduction and knee extension/hip abduction will elicit a different quadriceps and gluteus medius electromyographic ...

Partial knee replacements are rapidly becoming a common choice for orthopedic surgeons seeking to offer patients the option of pain relief in the ASC setting. With patient expectations increasing, the ...

Knee flexion contractures are common in certain orthopaedic conditions, particularly in pediatric patients with arthrogryposis. [5] Significant contractures ( 30°) are difficult to brace and may ...