Calipered kinematic alignment was proposed by Dr. Stephen M. Howell to enable the accurate and individualized placement of total knee components coincident within ± 0.5 mm of the patient’s pre-arthritic alignment. The aim was to restore the patient's native joint kinematics and thereby address the well documented 20% dissatisfaction when total knee replacement is performed using traditional, or mechanical alignment techniques.
With Dr. Stefano A. Bini and Dr. G. Daxton Steele as co-editors, Dr. Howell has curated an international team of expert surgeons and engineers to discuss various aspects of the calipered knee alignment technique in short, concise, and well-illustrated chapters. Each author provides clear, practical guidance for adopting and implementing calipered kinematic alignment covering manual, patient-specific, navigated, and robotic techniques. Chapters on component design tailored explicitly for kinematic alignment and showing the close relationship between knee biomechanics and the kinematically aligned TKA help the surgeon manage complex challenges associated with deformity and post-operative complications.
Following the introduction of the calipered kinematic alignment technique for total knee arthroplasty, many international studies have shown consistently better patient satisfaction than the traditional mechanical alignment technique. Better function and high long-term implant survival have catalyzed a paradigm shift in total knee replacement philosophy that is being embraced by orthopedic surgeons and innovative implant companies around the world with excellent results.
Calipered Kinematically Aligned Knee Arthroplasty is the definitive textbook on the subject and features:
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. Foreword - p. iii 9. Acknowledgments - p. iii 10. Dedication - p. iii 11. Video List - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: Mechanical Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Thoughtful Beginning With Unanticipated Limitations - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: Phenotypes of the Knee and Limb: Rationale for Transitioning Toward Personalized Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 15. Chapter 3: It Is Time to Consider a Philosophical Change From Mechanical to Kinematic Alignment - p. iii 16. Chapter 4: Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient for Treatment With a Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 17. Chapter 5: Calipered Kinematic Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed With Specific Manual Instrumentation, Verification Checks, and a Decision Tree - p. iii 18. Chapter 6: Calipered Kinematic Alignment Using Patient-Specific Instrumentation - p. iii 19. Chapter 7: Calipered Kinematic Alignment With Navigation Instrumentation - p. iii 20. Chapter 8: Kinematic Alignment With Image-Based Robotic Instrumentation - p. iii 21. Chapter 9: Strategies for Improving Implant Design Based on Differences in Tibiofemoral Kinematics of a Low-Conforming Total Knee Arthroplasty Implanted With Calipered Kinematic Alignment and the Native Knee - p. iii 22. Chapter 10: Strategies for Improving the Prosthetic Trochlea Design Based on Differences in Trochlea Morphology Between Femoral Components Set in Kinematic and Mechanical Alignment and the Native Knee - p. iii 23. Chapter 11: Advantages of Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Biomechanical Perspective - p. iii 24. Chapter 12: Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Closely Restores the Tibial Compartment Forces of the Native Knee - p. iii 25. Chapter 13: Clinical Outcome, Postoperative Alignment, and Implant Survivorship After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 26. Chapter 14: Managing Severe Deformities With Calipered Kinematic Alignment - p. iii 27. Chapter 15: Kinematic Alignment Technique for Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 28. Chapter 16: Postoperative Management - p. iii 29. Chapter 17: Reducing the Risk and Methods of Managing Stiffness After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 30. Chapter 18: Reducing the Risk and Management of Early and Late Tibial Component Failure After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 31. Chapter 19: Reducing the Risk and Management of Patellofemoral Instability After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 32. Chapter 20: Retaining the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Restoring the Prearthritic Tibial Joint Line Reduces the Risk of Early-Onset Tibiofemoral Instability After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 33. Chapter 21: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Kinematic Alignment Principles - p. iii 34. Index - p. iii
Calipered kinematic alignment was proposed by Dr. Stephen M. Howell to enable the accurate and individualized placement of total knee components coincident within ± 0.5 mm of the patient’s pre-arthritic alignment. The aim was to restore the patient's native joint kinematics and thereby address the well documented 20% dissatisfaction when total knee replacement is performed using traditional, or mechanical alignment techniques.
With Dr. Stefano A. Bini and Dr. G. Daxton Steele as co-editors, Dr. Howell has curated an international team of expert surgeons and engineers to discuss various aspects of the calipered knee alignment technique in short, concise, and well-illustrated chapters. Each author provides clear, practical guidance for adopting and implementing calipered kinematic alignment covering manual, patient-specific, navigated, and robotic techniques. Chapters on component design tailored explicitly for kinematic alignment and showing the close relationship between knee biomechanics and the kinematically aligned TKA help the surgeon manage complex challenges associated with deformity and post-operative complications.
Following the introduction of the calipered kinematic alignment technique for total knee arthroplasty, many international studies have shown consistently better patient satisfaction than the traditional mechanical alignment technique. Better function and high long-term implant survival have catalyzed a paradigm shift in total knee replacement philosophy that is being embraced by orthopedic surgeons and innovative implant companies around the world with excellent results.
Calipered Kinematically Aligned Knee Arthroplasty is the definitive textbook on the subject and features:
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Preface - p. iii 8. Foreword - p. iii 9. Acknowledgments - p. iii 10. Dedication - p. iii 11. Video List - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Chapter 1: Mechanical Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Thoughtful Beginning With Unanticipated Limitations - p. iii 14. Chapter 2: Phenotypes of the Knee and Limb: Rationale for Transitioning Toward Personalized Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 15. Chapter 3: It Is Time to Consider a Philosophical Change From Mechanical to Kinematic Alignment - p. iii 16. Chapter 4: Preoperative Evaluation of the Patient for Treatment With a Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 17. Chapter 5: Calipered Kinematic Alignment Total Knee Arthroplasty Performed With Specific Manual Instrumentation, Verification Checks, and a Decision Tree - p. iii 18. Chapter 6: Calipered Kinematic Alignment Using Patient-Specific Instrumentation - p. iii 19. Chapter 7: Calipered Kinematic Alignment With Navigation Instrumentation - p. iii 20. Chapter 8: Kinematic Alignment With Image-Based Robotic Instrumentation - p. iii 21. Chapter 9: Strategies for Improving Implant Design Based on Differences in Tibiofemoral Kinematics of a Low-Conforming Total Knee Arthroplasty Implanted With Calipered Kinematic Alignment and the Native Knee - p. iii 22. Chapter 10: Strategies for Improving the Prosthetic Trochlea Design Based on Differences in Trochlea Morphology Between Femoral Components Set in Kinematic and Mechanical Alignment and the Native Knee - p. iii 23. Chapter 11: Advantages of Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Biomechanical Perspective - p. iii 24. Chapter 12: Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty Closely Restores the Tibial Compartment Forces of the Native Knee - p. iii 25. Chapter 13: Clinical Outcome, Postoperative Alignment, and Implant Survivorship After Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 26. Chapter 14: Managing Severe Deformities With Calipered Kinematic Alignment - p. iii 27. Chapter 15: Kinematic Alignment Technique for Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 28. Chapter 16: Postoperative Management - p. iii 29. Chapter 17: Reducing the Risk and Methods of Managing Stiffness After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 30. Chapter 18: Reducing the Risk and Management of Early and Late Tibial Component Failure After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 31. Chapter 19: Reducing the Risk and Management of Patellofemoral Instability After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 32. Chapter 20: Retaining the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and Restoring the Prearthritic Tibial Joint Line Reduces the Risk of Early-Onset Tibiofemoral Instability After Calipered Kinematically Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty - p. iii 33. Chapter 21: Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Kinematic Alignment Principles - p. iii 34. Index - p. iii
