The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:40-46.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.00687
© 2008 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
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Popliteus Tendon Release in the Varus or Neutral Knee: Prevalence and Potential Etiology

Christopher L. Peters, MD1, Erik Severson, MD1, Carmen Crofoot, MD1, Bryce Allen, MD1 and Jill Erickson, PA-C1

1 Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, 590 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108. E-mail address for C.L. Peters: chris.peters@hsc.utah.edu

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Total knee arthroplasty has proven to be a highly successful procedure over the past four decades, with reported survivorship rates surpassing 90% for the various implant designs. Several factors are known to correlate with a well-functioning total knee arthroplasty, including implant design, component fixation, mechanical alignment, and soft-tissue balancing. Balancing the soft-tissue envelope surrounding a total knee arthroplasty has proven to be a particularly strong determinant of function. In fact, some authors have pointed out that a successful total knee arthroplasty may be most appropriately characterized as a soft-tissue operation1,2.

Over the past two decades, several investigators have examined the role of individual soft-tissue structures relative to soft-tissue balancing after total knee arthroplasty and the effects of selective soft-tissue releases on knee stability after a total knee arthroplasty procedure1-9. The overriding goal of many of these studies was to direct selective (rather than global) release of tight muscular, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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