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Basics of 2D Planning in Total Knee Replacement

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Preoperative planning in total knee arthroplasty is crucial for optimizing implant position and soft tissue balancing. Including a thorough history, a meticulous examination of the gait, the knee joint and surrounding joints forms the basis for adequate patient and implant selection and risk minimization. The verification of the diagnosis and a precise preoperative planning necessitate a standardized radiographic evaluation protocol. Providing this, limb alignment measurements, component sizing and alignment correction according to one’s preferred alignment concept can be carried out preoperatively and thereby accuracy in total knee replacement is improved.

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Fink, C., Abermann, E. (2020). Basics of 2D Planning in Total Knee Replacement. In: Hirschmann, M., Kon, E., Samuelsson, K., Denti, M., Dejour, D. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61264-4_10

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