Knee Kinematics after Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): Influence of the Alignment.

Dear Colleagues,

Restoration of the individual’s knee anatomy and ligament tension is the final goal of any total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure. Historically, the goal of any TKA procedure was to achieve a neutral mechanical axis passing from the center of femoral head thorough the center of the knee joint line to the center of the ankle. Recently this dogma has been challenged and new, alternative alignment options have been proposed: anatomic (AA), adjusted mechanical (aMA), kinematic (KA), and restricted kinematic (rKA) alignment techniques represent this innovation. Recent technology innovations (computer assisted surgery, robotics, virtual reality softwares, pressure sensors) have been developed to help surgeons to be more precise in obtaining the desired limb alignment during TKA.

The influence of these new techniques on the postoperative knee kinematics has to be fully established and this special issue of "Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology" has the goal of increase the knowledge on this interesting new topic.

Prof. Pier Francesco Indelli
Guest Editor

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