Abstract

Purpose

The objective of the present study was to acquire and compare by the use of a navigation system the intra-operative flexion-extension movement of the knee performed actively by the patient and passively by the surgeon before and after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implantation.

Methods

A cohort of 31 patients with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA), candidate for TKA underwent intra-operative kinematics assessment with a commercial navigation system before and after the definitive implant positioning of a Cruciate Retaining (CR) Mobile Bearing (MB) prostheses. The kinematical data were acquired while surgeon performed the flexion-extension movement (passive ROM - pROM), and while the patient performed it (active ROM - aROM). Differences between pre- and post- implantation and between active and passive motions, were statistically analyzed using paired Student t-tests (p = 0.05).

Results

No statistically significant difference were found between aROM and pROM with paired Student t-test regarding internal-external rotation and anterior-posterior translation of the femoral component with respect to the tibia during flexion-extension movement before and after TKA implant (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

Active muscle contraction seems to not significantly affect TKA kinematics. The ROM performed by the surgeon during operation resemble the movement actively performed by the patient.

The clinical relevance of this study further supports the use of CAS system in performing intra-operative analysis concerning knee biomechanics.

Details

Title
No differences in knee kinematics between active and passive flexion-extension movement: an intra-operative kinematic analysis performed during total knee arthroplasty
Author
Grassi, Alberto 1 ; Pizza Nicola 1 ; Lopomo, Nicola Francesco 2 ; Marcacci Maurilio 3 ; Capozzi, Michele 4 ; Marcheggiani Muccioli Giulio Maria 1 ; Colle, Francesca 4 ; Zaffagnini Stefano 5 

 Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, II Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, IRCCS, Bologna, Italy (GRID:grid.419038.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 6641) 
 Università degli Studi di Brescia, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Brescia, Italy (GRID:grid.7637.5) (ISNI:0000000417571846) 
 Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy (GRID:grid.417728.f) (ISNI:0000 0004 1756 8807) 
 Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Biomeccanica, Bologna, Italy (GRID:grid.419038.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 6641) 
 Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, II Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, IRCCS, Bologna, Italy (GRID:grid.419038.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 2154 6641); Università di Bologna, Dipartimento Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie-DIBINEM, Bologna, Italy (GRID:grid.6292.f) (ISNI:0000 0004 1757 1758) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
21971153
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2376676458
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