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Does Calipered Kinematically Aligned TKA Restore Native Left to Right Symmetry of the Lower Limb and Improve Function? by Nedopil, Alexander J., Singh, Avreeta K., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…Kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA) strives to restore the native left to right symmetry of the lower limb; however, the reproducibility of…”
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Does Malrotation of the Tibial and Femoral Components Compromise Function in Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty? by Nedopil, Alexander J., MD, Howell, Stephen M., MD, Hull, Maury L., PhD

“…Internal and external malrotation of the femoral and tibial components is associated with poor function after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We determined the…”
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Influence of Mechanical Alignment on Functional Knee Phenotypes and Clinical Outcomes in Primary TKA: A 1-Year Prospective Analysis by Rak, Dominik, Klann, Lukas, Heinz, Tizian, Anderson, Philip, Stratos, Ioannis, Nedopil, Alexander J, Rudert, Maximilian

“…In total knee arthroplasty (TKA), functional knee phenotypes are of interest regarding surgical alignment strategies. Functional knee phenotypes were…”
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An Insert Goniometer Can Help Select the Optimal Insert Thickness When Performing Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty with a Medial 1:1 Ball-in-Socket and Lateral Flat Surface Insert and Posterior Cruciate Ligament Retention by Sanghavi, Sahil A, Nedopil, Alexander J, Howell, Stephen M, Hull, Maury L

“…Current surgical practices in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have advanced and include significant changes and improvements in alignment philosophies,…”
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A new tibial insert design with ball-in-socket medial conformity and posterior cruciate ligament retention closely restores native knee tibial rotation after unrestricted kinematic alignment by Elorza, Saúl Pacheco, O’Donnell, Ed, Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…Purpose In total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) retention, the medial and lateral insert conformity that restores in vivo…”
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How frequent is rotational mismatch within 0°±10° in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty? by Nedopil, Alexander J, Howell, Stephen M, Rudert, Maximilian, Roth, Josh, Hull, Maury L

“…Rotational mismatch of the tibial component on the femoral component within 0°±10° is associated with better function after mechanically aligned total knee…”
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Three-dimensional analysis of the tibial resection plane relative to the arthritic tibial plateau in total knee arthroplasty by Johnson, J. Michael, Mahfouz, Mohamed R., Midillioğlu, Mehmet Rüştü, Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M.

“…Background Kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty strives to correct the arthritic deformity by restoring the native tibial joint line. However, the…”
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Reoperation, Implant Survival, and Clinical Outcome After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Concise Clinical Follow-Up at 16 Years by Howell, Stephen M., Akhtar, Muzammil, Nedopil, Alexander J., Hull, Maury L.

“…The preceding study reported a 10-year follow-up of 222 kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasties (TKA) performed in 217 patients in 2007. As 35% of…”
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Reoperations are few and confined to the most valgus phenotypes 4 years after unrestricted calipered kinematically aligned TKA by Howell, Stephen M., Gill, Manpreet, Shelton, Trevor J., Nedopil, Alexander J.

“…Purpose The present study determined the postoperative phenotypes after unrestricted calipered kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA),…”
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Setting the distal and posterior condyle of the femoral component to restore the medial pre-arthritic femoral articular surface results in better outcomes after total knee arthroplasty by Rak, Dominik, Rügamer, Thorsten, Klann, Lukas, Nedopil, Alexander J., Rudert, Maximilian

“…Purpose The present study of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) describes an intra-operative method that determines the direction and quantifies the magnitude of…”
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Negligible effect of surgeon experience on the accuracy and time to perform unrestricted caliper verified kinematically aligned TKA with manual instruments by Howell, Stephen M., Nedopil, Alexander J., Hull, Maury L.

“…Purpose Surgeons performing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are interested in the accuracy and time it takes to make the four femoral resections that determine…”
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More passive internal tibial rotation with posterior cruciate ligament retention than with excision in a medial pivot TKA implanted with unrestricted caliper verified kinematic alignment by Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…Purpose Excision of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is recommended when implanting a medial pivot (MP) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to reduce the risk…”
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Deviations in femoral joint lines using calipered kinematically aligned TKA from virtually planned joint lines are small and do not affect clinical outcomes by Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…Purpose Kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA) strives to restore the native distal and posterior joint lines of the femur. Because the joint…”
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A bone graft from the tibial resection or patella that rectified a tibial over-resection reliably healed and improved clinical outcome scores: A retrospective study of kinematically aligned TKA by Nedopil, Alexander J, Razick, Daniel, Howell, Stephen M, Hull, Maury L

“…During kinematically aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA), the surgeon may need to rectify an over-resection of the medial, lateral or posterior tibia…”
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What mechanisms are associated with tibial component failure after kinematically-aligned total knee arthroplasty? by Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…Purpose Eight patients treated with kinematically-aligned (KA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) presented with tibial component failure. We determined whether…”
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What clinical characteristics and radiographic parameters are associated with patellofemoral instability after kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty? by Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…Introduction Thirteen patients presented with patellofemoral instability out of 3212 knees treated with kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty (KA TKA)…”
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A TKA can be kinematically aligned without restrictions: Current evidence by Nedopil, Alexander J., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L., Hirschmann, Michael T.

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Better forgotten joint scores when the angle of the prosthetic trochlea is lateral to the quadriceps vector in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty by Howell, Stephen M., Sappey-Marinier, Elliot, Niesen, Abigail E., Nedopil, Alexander J., Hull, Maury L.

“…Purpose The primary aim was to analyze unrestricted kinematic alignment (unKA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and determine the frequency of medial deviation of…”
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A Torn or Reconstructed Anterior Cruciate Ligament Does Not Adversely Affect Clinical Outcome Scores and the Incidence of Reoperation After Unrestricted Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty by Sappey-Marinier, Elliot T, Howell, Stephen M, Nedopil, Alexander J, Hull, Maury L

“…There are no reports as to whether the condition of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) adversely affects the 2 to 3 year function and reoperation risk of a…”
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Correcting for asymmetry of the proximal tibial epiphysis is warranted to determine postoperative alignment deviations in kinematic alignment from planned alignment of the tibial component on the native tibia by Nedopil, Alexander J., Rego, Ethan, Hernandez, Andrew M., Boone, John M., Howell, Stephen M., Hull, Maury L.

“…In total knee arthroplasty, unrestricted kinematic alignment aims to restore pre-arthritic lower limb alignment and joint lines. Joint line orientations of the…”
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