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Purpose: Functional implant positioning (FIP) for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an evolution of kinematic alignment based on preoperative CT scan and robotic-assisted technology. This study aimed to assess the ligament balancing of image-based robotic-assisted TKA in extension, mid-flexion and flexion with an FIP using intraoperative sensor-guided technology. The hypothesis was that image-based robotic-assisted TKA performed by FIP would achieve ligament balancing all along the arc of knee flexion.
Methods: This prospective monocentric study included 47 consecutive patients with varus knees undergoing image-based robotic-assisted TKA performed with FIP. After robotic-assisted bone cuts, trial components were inserted, and soft tissue balance was assessed using sensor-guided technology at 10°, 45° and 90° of knee flexion. A mediolateral balanced knee was defined by an intercompartmental pressure difference (ICPD) ≤ 15 lbf and medial and lateral compartment pressure ≤60 lbf. The mean age was 71.6 years old ±6.7, the mean BMI was 29.0 kg/m ± 4.9 and the mean preoperative HKA was 174° ± 5 [159; 183].
Results: The mean postoperative knee alignment was 177.0° ± 2.2° [172; 181]. There were 93.6% of balanced knees (n = 44) at 10 and 90° of knee flexion versus 76.6% (n = 36) at 45° of knee flexion with a significant difference (p = 0.014). Median ICPD at 10, 45 and 90° of knee flexion were, respectively, 7.0 (interquartile range [IQR]: 9), 11.0 (IQR: 9.5) and 8.0 (IQR: 9.0). Pairwise analyses revealed differences for ICPD at 45° versus ICPD at 10° (p = 0.003) and ICPD at 90° versus ICPD at 45° (p = 0.007).
Conclusion: FIP with an image-based robotic-assisted system allowed the restoration of a well-balanced knee at 10° and 90° of flexion in varus knees. Nevertheless, some discrepancies occurred in midflexion, and more work is needed to understand ligament behaviour all along the arc of knee flexion.
Level Of Evidence: Level II.
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