Preoperative Joint Line Convergence Angle as an Indicator of Clinical Outcomes and Accuracy of Alignment Correction After Double-Level Osteotomy
A preoperative JLCA of ≥6° was found to be a significant prognostic factor affecting the radiological and clinical outcomes after DLO for varus osteoarthritic knees by compromising the accuracy of deformity correction, resulting in suboptimal postoperative alignment.
Authors
- Shintaro Onishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6972-7676)
- Ryosuke Ukon
- Shinichi Yoshiya
- Toshiya Tachibana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0714-0340)
- Ryo Kanto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3702-1107)
- Shunichiro Kambara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7346-5461)
- Tomoya Iseki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0954-6125)
- Hiroshi Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8840-3984)
Institutions
- Kawasaki Hospital (JP)
- Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital (JP)
- Hyogo University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241274146
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Hyogo College of Medicine