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IDEAL POSTOPERATIVE ALIGNMENT FOR TKA<br />
ANATOMICAL IS BETTER<br />
Hilde Vandenneucker<br />
UZ KU Leuven, Belgium<br />
1. Tradition = neutral mechanical alignment /Nowadays trend to anatomic restoration<br />
2. Is neutral = anatomical = natural /normal<br />
For an important fraction of normal population (M 32% / F 17%) is natural ≥ 3°varus. Restauration of<br />
neutral alignment might be unnatural, with need for release of medial soft tissue, <strong>in</strong> this population<br />
group<br />
3. Is neutral important for long-term survival<br />
Grow<strong>in</strong>g evidence that mild residual varus is not biomechanical harmful<br />
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