Large Osteophytes over 10 mm at Posterior Medial Femoral Condyle Can Lead to Asymmetric Extension Gap Following Bony Resection in Robotic Arm–Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty with Pre-Resection Gap Balancing

Author:

Lee Jong Hwa1ORCID,Jung Ho Jung2,Lee Joon Kyu3ORCID,Hwang Ji Hyo1,Kim Joong Il1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul 07441, Republic of Korea

2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon 24253, Republic of Korea

3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Robotic arm–assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) involves a pre-resection gap balancing technique to obtain the desired gap. However, the expected gap may change owing to the soft-tissue release effect of unreachable osteophytes. This study evaluated the effect of unreachable osteophytes of the posterior medial femoral condyle on gap changes following bony resection. We retrospectively analysed 129 robotic arm–assisted TKAs performed for varus knee osteoarthritis. Knees were classified according to the size of osteophytes on the posterior medial femoral condyle using preoperative computed tomography measurement. After the removal of reachable osteophytes, the robotic system measured pre- and post-resection medial extension (ME), lateral extension (LE), medial flexion (MF), and lateral flexion (LF) gaps. No extension gap changes were observed for 25 (19.4%), and no flexion gap changes were observed 41 (31.8%) knees, following bone cuts. ME, LE, MF, and LF gaps increased with the osteophyte size (p < 0.05). For osteophytes <10 mm, all the gaps increased symmetrically. However, for osteophytes >10 mm, the ME gap increased asymmetrically more than LE, MF, and LF gaps (p < 0.05). The gap changes due to bony resection were correlated to the osteophyte sizes of the posterior medial femoral condyle. Surgeons should plan a slightly tight medial extension gap to attain the desired gaps for >10 mm osteophytes.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Medicine

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