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Soft-tissue alignment of the knee is important in total knee replacement. Achieving perfectly aligned and well-balanced soft tissues is more difficult than achieving good bony alignment. A mechanical balancer/tensiometer is an invaluable tool for this purpose and should be available to any surgeon performing knee arthroplasty.
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Wilton, T.J. (2005). Use of a Tensiometer at Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Bellemans, J., Ries, M.D., Victor, J.M. (eds) Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27658-0_33
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