Arash Rezaei, John Moon, Asher Lichtig, Barbara Mera, Brett Drake, Apurva S Choubey, Sunjung Kim, Nicole Tueni, Hristo Piponov, Jason Koh, Joseph Karam, Farid Amirouche
INTRODUCTION: The varus and valgus knee deformities result from imbalance in tension between medial and lateral soft tissue compartments. These conditions need to be addressed during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there is no consensus on optimal soft-tissue release techniques for correcting varus and valgus deformities during TKA. We assessed the efficacy of a novel grid-based pie-crusting technique on soft-tissue release. METHODS: Cadaver knees were dissected, leaving only the femur and tibia connected by an isolated MCL or the femur and fibula connected by an isolated LCL...
2024: Frontiers in Surgery