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Published January 31, 2024

How to Balance Your Total Knee Arthroplasty Implant: From Insall to 2023

This video focuses on various techniques to balance a primary total knee arthroplasty implant. First, some basic principles, including relevant anatomy and theories about gaps balancing, are reviewed. Then an overview of historical soft-tissue balancing is provided. Last, the more modern concept of bone-cut total knee arthroplasty balancing is reviewed. This concept has increased in importance with the introduction of technology and robotic surgery.