A novel standardized algorithm for evaluating patients with painful total knee arthroplasty using combined single photon emission tomography and conventional computerized tomography
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...Although total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is considered to be a very successful treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis, a considerable number of patients after TKA continue to complain about persistent or recurrent pain and express dissatisfaction [9, 12, 17, 19, 33]....
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...Most common intraarticular causes are aseptic loosening, malposition, infection, instability and extensor mechanism problems such as unresurfaced patella, under- or oversizing of the patella button or patellar maltracking [1, 14, 17, 19, 30]....
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...Sample size was calculated according to the reported estimates for reliability studies using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) [33]....
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...In contrast to others, the measurements were not performed on axial computer tomography sections, but on 3D reconstructed CT scans, which were first aligned to standardized frames of reference [4, 34]....
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...However, these numbers may underestimate the problem as most of the authors measured the postoperative component rotation either on radiographs or on axial CT scans [3, 16, 31, 32, 34]....
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...[3] reported that a femoral or tibial malalignment of greater than 3 degrees occurred in 16 and 11% of patients after non-navigated TKA....
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...Rotational malalignment of the femoral or tibial prosthetic components have been determined as one of the main causes of poor clinical outcome after TKA [3, 9, 19, 29]....
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...Rotational malalignment is known to cause pain, stiffness, instability and patellofemoral complications [3, 29, 34]....
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...Rotational malalignment of the femoral or tibial prosthetic components have been determined as one of the main causes of poor clinical outcome after TKA [3, 9, 19, 29]....
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...Rotational malalignment of the femoral or tibial prosthetic components have been determined as one of the main causes of poor clinical outcome after TKA [3, 9, 19, 29]....
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