Patella height influences patellofemoral contact and kinematics following cruciate‐retaining total knee replacement

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic research Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 793 - 802
• Main Authors: Tischer, Thomas, Geier, Andreas, Lutter, Christoph, Enz, Andreas, Bader, Rainer, Kebbach, Maeruan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bone Diseases; Humans; Knee Joint - surgery; Knee Prosthesis; Male; musculoskeletal multibody simulation; Patella - surgery; patella height; Patellofemoral Joint; patellofemoral joint dynamics; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; total knee arthroplasty; total knee arthroplasty; patellofemoral joint dynamics; patella height; musculoskeletal multibody simulation

The role of patella height is discussed controversially in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Therefore, this computational study aims to systematically analyze the biomechanical effect of different patella heights on patellofemoral (PF) forces and kinematics after cruciate‐retaining (CR) TKA. We implem...