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LAHAINA, Hawaii?? 2008 – Performing total knee arthroplasty using custom-fit femoral and tibial cutting guides can be effective for restoring natural alignment and motion to a valgus knee, said one surgeon, Stephen M. Howell.

This custom-fit total knee arthroplasty (TKA) approach is also effective at aligning the knee naturally similar to that of the Oxford knee (Biomet), preserving the ligaments, including the PCL and restoring ligament length by removing osteophytes, according to Stephen M. Howell, MD. He discussed these principles at the Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2008 meeting here…

…Howell said that in more than 1,100 knees implanted nationwide using the custom-fit approach, custom-fit positioning and naturally aligning a TKA with the femoral component on the flexion/extension rotational axis of the femur “restores alignment, motion, comfort and stability without the need for ligament releases.”