What is kinematic knee alignment?
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What is kinematic knee alignment?
Kinematic Alignment is a customised method of positioning a knee replacement with the aim of restoring the native, pre-arthritic joint lines and rotational axes of a patients knee. While this may seem correct intuitively, this is not the way traditional total knee replacement is performed.
What are the knee compartments?
The knee can be divided into three compartments:
- The medial compartment.
- The lateral compartment.
- The patello-femoral compartment.
What is normal knee alignment?
The normal knee joint line alignment is in 2°–3° of varus compared with the mechanical axis of lower limb. The main aim of all the alignment techniques is to achieve neutral alignment of the knee. This neutral alignment is rarely seen in healthy non-arthritic patients.
What is knee lateral compartment?
Your knee consists of three “compartments” or sections: Medial compartment (inner half of your knee) Lateral compartment (outer half of your knee) Patellofemoral compartment (behind the knee cap)
What is Nano knee procedure?
A streamlined, minimally-invasive surgery that restores the damaged compartment of your knee and preserves the healthy areas.
How do you measure knee alignment?
A standard method for determining normal alignment of the knee is by drawing a line in the A/P plane that begins at the center of the femoral head, passes through the center of the knee, and continues to the center of the ankle (Figure 1.1).
What is knee anatomical axis?
The mechanical axis of the knee is the line extending from the center of the hip joint to the middle of the ankle joint. A deviation from straight alignment is sometimes described as bow-legs or knock-knees.
What is a McMurray test for the knee?
The McMurray test (also known as the McMurray circumduction test) is used to detect internal tears in the knee joint. It is a procedure by which the knee is systemically rotated to identify where tears in the cartilage (called the meniscus) may have occurred or developed.
