Questions and Correct Answers
medial, lateral, patellofemoral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅what are the 3 compartments of
the knee
medial compartment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅which compartment gets compromised
the most from a varus deformity
unicompartmental - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅partial knee replacement
all - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅how many ligaments do you keep in a unicompartmental
knee replacement
PS - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅sacrifice the PCL
-rely on extra plastic
CR - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅keep the PCL, keep natural anatomy
-keep PCL to keep posterior stability
anatomical - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅imaginary line that runs right in line with the bone
mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅imaginary line that runs from the center of the
head to the center of the knee
-center of femoral head, center of knee, center of ankle
CCK - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅condylar constrained
-full knee revision
, -metal bar in the middle of collateral was damaged
modularity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅components that you can build on, revisions with
stems on them
cement - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅most TKAs are implanted with _________
press fit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅in revisions, it is implanted with cement but the stem
is what?
AP view - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅anterior-posterior view
ML view - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅medial-lateral view
varus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅medial compartment wear
-bowlegged
valgus - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅lateral compartment wear
-knock kneed
thicker, cross linked, not flat, did not conform to the femur - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅how was polyethylene improved?
distal femoral cut - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅first cut in a TKA on the femur
-IM
proximal tibia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅cuts the tibia, can adjust varus/valgus, and slope
-EM