Basics in Primary Knee Arthroplasty

Anthropometry of the Native Knee.- Kinematics of the native knee.- Kinematics of the knee after partial and total knee arthroplasty.- Loading of the knee joint after total knee arthroplasty.- The optimal indication for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.- The optimal indication for patellofemoral arthroplasty.- The optimal indication for combined patellofemoral and unicondylar knee arthroplasty.- The optimal indication for total knee arthroplasty.- Partial resurfacing implants.- Patients evaluation prior to knee arthroplasty.- Cardiovascular co-morbidity in patients scheduled for TKA.- Patient expectations in total knee arthroplasty.- Basic principles of partial knee arthroplasty.- Principles of total knee arthroplasty.- UKA component design - What do we need to know?.- TKA component design - What do engineers need to know?.- Patellofemoral Arthroplasty – Onlay Versus Inlay Prostheses.- Surgical 2Dplanning of total knee arthroplasty.- 3D planning of total knee arthroplasty - why and how?.- Optimal setup of the operating room.- Tranexamic acid (TXA) in total knee arthroplast.- Optimal positioning of the patient.- Pros and cons of using a tourniquet.- Pro and Cons of tranexamic acid (TXA) in total knee arthroplasty.- Standard approaches to the knee.- Is there an optimal TKA component position?.- Neutral mechanical alignment - the gold standard.- The anatomical alignment concept for total knee arthroplasty.- Kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty.- Measured resection technique – how does it work?.- Ligament balancing technique – how does it work.- Posterior femoral referencing in total knee arthroplasty.- Anterior femoral referencing in total knee arthroplasty.- Tibial component rotation in total knee arthroplasty.- Patient specific instrumentation in TKA.- Patients specific partial and total knee arthroplasty- an update.- Navigation in total knee arthroplasty.- Optimal sizing of the femoral, tibial and patellofemoral components in TKA.- Optimal implant fixation in knee arthroplasty: cemented versus cementless knee arthroplasty.- Wound closure in total knee arthroplasty.- Pros and cons of drains for wound drainage in total knee arthroplasty.- Pain management after total knee arthroplasty.- How to handle complications in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.- How to handle complications during TKA?.- Deformity Correction in Total Knee Arthroplasty.- TKA in fracture treatment.- Thromboembolic prophylaxis after partial or total knee arthroplasty.- How to avoid typical complications after total knee arthroplasty?.- Infection prophylaxis in TKA.- Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty.- How to assess outcome after partial or total knee arthroplasty - Measuring results that really matter!.- Function after unicondylar knee arthroplasty- what could you expect?.- Outcome after total knee arthroplasty - what can be expected?.- Function after small knee implants.- Sports after partial or total knee arthroplasty.- The immune response to metal in total knee arthroplasty.- Does digital support influence outcome after total knee arthroplasty?.- Registries – How important are they?.- Most common scores for patients’ evaluation.