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◉ What is released when someone has RA? Answer: Pannus cells
◉ When was the first successful knee arthroplasty performed and who was it performed by?
Answer: 1861, M. Ferguson
◉ What are the 4 components that make up a TKA? Answer: Femoral component, Tibial
component, Tibial insert, and patella button
◉ What are the 3 things an extra-medullary guide does? Answer: sets varus/valgus angle,
extension, and depth
◉ What are the 2 types of advanced polyethylene? Answer: Vitamin E and cross linked PE
(XLPE)
◉ Where is the standard skin incision made in a TKA? Answer: Anterior midline
◉ What are the 5 cuts made to the femur in a TKA? Answer: Anterior, posterior, anterior
chamfer, posterior chamfer, sulcus and or PS box
◉ What is the function of the femoral sizer? Answer: Sets sizing anterior to posterior and sets
external rotation
◉ What is screw home mechanism of the knee? Answer: the rotation between the tibia and
femur and is considered to be a key element to knee stability for standing upright. This
mechanism serves as a critical function of the knee
◉ What 3 bones make up the knee? Answer: Tibia, femur, patella
, ◉ Another name for the knee joint.. Answer: tibiofemoral joint
◉ What is the standard incision made to expose the knee joint? Answer: Medial parapatellar
◉ What 3 joints make up the knee? Answer: Medial tibiofemoral, lateral tibiofemoral,
patellofemoral
◉ Revision Knee Surgery AKA Revision total knee arthroplasty. Answer: Removal of previously
implanted artificial knee joint and replaces it with a new prosthesis
◉ Is modularity important in total knee replacement? Answer: Yes
◉ X-Ray. Answer: form of electromagnetic radiation with very high frequency and energy. Lies
between ultraviolet radiation and gamma radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum.
◉ How long do you mix bone cement? Answer: 1-2 minutes
◉ How long is the workable set up time for bone cement? Answer: 10-12 minutes
◉ When is the red clock started to time the bone cement mixing? Answer: When the scrub tech
starts to mix the bone cement
◉ What does PSI stand for? Answer: Patient specific instruments
◉ What is the order of how bone cement is placed? Answer: Tibia---> Femur---> Patella
◉ The Knee is a mechanism made up of 3 ___________ and 3 ___________. Answer: Bones, Joints
◉ Another name for the functional axis.. Answer: Joint line
◉ What is the mechanical axis? Answer: Axis of weight bearing in the lower limb
◉ What is the Q-angle? Answer: Line between the center of the patella and the tibial tubercle