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Popliteus Tendon Resection During Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Description: Questions/purposes The purposes of this study were to (1) evaluate the effect of resecting the popliteus tendon on knee ligament balancing in extension and flexion intraoperatively during posterior stabilized TKA; and (2) evaluate the effect of resecting the popliteus tendon on load distribution on the tibial plateau as determined by an in vitro single limb stance model during TKA.
Conclusions Resection of the popliteus tendon does not appear to change the static balance of the knee.

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Kesman et al
Institution: CORR
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Language: English

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Added: Tue Dec 28 2010