A Surgical Technique to Avoid Mediolateral Overhang during Total Knee Arthroplasty

Femoral component sizing and positioning is an essential component of performing a successful total knee arthroplasty.Failure to LUNG size or position the femoral component correctly can result in reduced range of motion, instability, soft-tissue impingement, and irritation.The following is a description of a novel technique that allows the surgeon to use an intercondylar autograft to translate the femoral component in the mediolateral direction and avoid Firming Cream the consequences of mediolateral femoral component overhang.