Radiographic Changes of Knee Alignment in Contralateral Knee After Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplastyin Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery,Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University(Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital)
Abstract:Objective To study the radiographic changes of knee alignment in nonoperative contralateral knee after unilateral knee arthroplasty due to knee osteoarthritis and analyze the effect of K-L grade (Kellgren-Lawrence grade) on the radiographic changes of knee alignment in nonoperative contralateral knee after unilateral knee arthroplasty.Methods A total of 157 patients undergoing primary unilateral knee arthroplasty between January 2017 and April 2018 in the Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery of Drum Tower Hospital were retrospectively analyzed,including 62 patients with K-L grade 1 to 2 (group A) and 95 patients with K-L grade 3 to 4 (group B).Postoperative change of hip-knee-angle (HKA),mechanical axis deviation (MAD),joint space width (JSW),lateral distal femur angle (LDFA),medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA),joint line convergence angle (JLCA) in contralateral knee and postoperative change of leg-length discrepancy (LLD) were compared between the two groups and analyze the relation between postoperative change of knee alignment in operative knee and contralateral knee.Postoperative changes of knee alignment in contralateral knee was compared between patients under total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and patients under unicompartmental knee arthroplasty(UKA).Results There was no statistically difference between the two groups regarding gender,age,body mass index (BMI),surgical methods and surgeon.Postoperative change of contralateral knee MAD,HKA in group A was (-2.3±7.6)mm,(-0.6±1.0)°,compared to that of group B (-8.0±14.3)mm,(-1.0±1.3)°,showing statistical significance (P<0.05).Postoperative change of contralateral knee JSW,LDFA,MPTA,JLCA in group A was (0.6±1.2)mm,(0.4±1.6)°,(0.2±2.1)°,(-0.2±2.0)°,compared to that of group B (0.6±1.4)mm,(0.4±1.7)°,(-0.1±2.2)°,(-0.4±2.3)°,showing no statistical significance (P>0.05).Postoperative change of LLD in group A was (-3.5±6.5)mm,compared to that of group B(-5.6±12.2)mm,showing no statistical significance (P>0.05).The relation between postoperative change of MAD in operative knee and postoperative change of HKA in contralateral knee were in positive correlation(P<0.05),and postoperative change of MAD in operative knee and postoperative change of MAD in contralateral knee were in positive correlation(P<0.05).Postoperative changes of knee alignment between patients under total knee arthroplasty(TKA) and patients under unicompartmental knee arthroplasty(UKA) showed no statistical significance (P>0.05).Conclusion patients with knee osteoarthritis who undergo unilateral knee arthroplasty,improvement of contralateral mechanical axis can be measured radiographically,with more change in K-L grade 3 to 4 than K-L grade 1 to 2,which will not be influenced by surgical methods.Postoperative change of HKA,MAD in operative knee and postoperative change of MAD in contralateral knee are in positive correlation respectively.Further research is necessary to determine whether this improvement may delay the progression of contralateral knee osteoarthritis.
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