Howell S.M., Bini S.A., Steele G.D. Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: Theory, Surgical Techniques and Perspectives

Elsevier, 2022. — 162 p. — ISBN: 9780323756266.Calipered kinematic alignment was proposed by Dr. Stephen M. Howell to enable the accurate and individualized placement of total knee components coincident within ± 0.5 mm of the patient’s pre-arthritic alignment. The aim was to restore the patient's native joint kinematics and thereby address the well-documented 20% dissatisfaction when total knee replacement is performed using traditional, or mechanical alignment techniques. With Dr. Stefano A. Bini and Dr. G. Daxton Steele as co-editors, Dr. Howell has curated an International team of expert surgeons and engineers? to discuss various aspects of the caliper knee alignment technique in short, concise, and well-illustrated chapters. Each author provides clear, practical guidance. For adopting and implementing calipers kinematic alignment covering manual, patient-specific, navigated, and robotic techniques. Chapters on component design tailored explicitly for kinematic alignment and showing the close relationship between knee biomechanics and the kinematically aligned TKA help the surgeon manage complex challenges associated with deformity and post-operative complications. Following the introduction of the caliper kinematic alignment technique for total knee arthroplasty, many international studies have shown consistently better patient satisfaction than the traditional mechanical alignment technique. Better function and high long-term implant survival have catalyzed a paradigm shift in the total knee replacement philosophy that is being embraced by orthopedic surgeons and innovative implant companies around the world with excellent results.Mechanical Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Thoughtful Beginning With Unanticipated Limitations.
Phenotypes of the Knee and Limb: Rationale for Transitioning Toward Personalized Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
It Is Time to Consider a Philosophical Change From Mechanical to Kinematic Alignment.
Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient for Treatment With a Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Calipered Kinematic Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed With Specific Manual Instrumentation, Verification Che...
Calipered Kinematic Alignment Using Patient-Specific Instrumentation.
Calipered Kinematic Alignment With Navigation Instrumentation.
Kinematic Alignment With Image-Based Robotic Instrumentation.
Strategies for Improving Implant Design Based on Differences in Tibiofemoral Kinematics of a Low-Conforming Total Knee Arthroplasty Implanted With Calipered Kinematic Alignment and the Native Knee.
Strategies for Improving the Prosthetic Trochlea Design Based on Differences in Trochlea Morphology Between Femoral Components Set in Kinematic and Mechanical Alignment and the Native Knee.
Advantages of Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Biomechanical Perspective.
Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Closely Restores the Tibial Compartment Forces of the Native Knee.
Clinical Outcome, Postoperative Alignment, and Implant Survivorship After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Managing Severe Deformities With Calipered Kinematic Alignment.
Kinematic Alignment Technique for Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.
Postoperative Management.
Reducing the Risk and Methods of Managing Stiffness After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Reducing the Risk and Management of Early and Late Tibial Component Failure After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Tot...
Reducing the Risk and Management of Patellofemoral Instability After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthr...
Retaining the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Restoring the Prearthritic Tibial Joint Line Reduces the Risk of Early-...
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Kinematic Alignment Principles.