A Surgical Technique to Avoid Mediolateral Overhang during Total Knee Arthroplasty

A Surgical Technique to Avoid Mediolateral Overhang during Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Femoral component sizing and positioning is an essential component of performing a successful total knee arthroplasty.Failure to size or position the femoral component correctly can result flavored-lube in reduced range of motion, instability, soft-tissue impingement, and irritation.The following is a description of a novel technique that WOVEN TOP3/4 SLV allows the surgeon to use an intercondylar autograft to translate the femoral component in the mediolateral direction and avoid the consequences of mediolateral femoral component overhang.