A recent paper, presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, noted that patients who had a frontal plane alignment of the knee that was within 3° plus or minus of ideal, had a significantly lower rate of revision knee replacement when compared to patients who fell outside the one standard deviation alignment range. They found that advancing age and malalignment of the leg were predictors of failure. The majority of surgeons can obtain this alignment using either conventional alignment methods or computer assisted surgery. The study underscores the importance of getting alignment right to minimize the risk of failure down the road for knee replacement.
Dear Dr,
I’m aged about 26 and I had two surgeries
1.Right talar neck fracture dislocation
2.Displaced intraarticular Colles fracture.
My Surgeon thinks there’s a high chance of me developing Avascular Necrosis. It also says in my report I had a grade III Hawkins astragalus fracture dislocation, right ankle. I would like to know, what are the chances for such case patients to be medically fit again to do sporting activities like Tennis? Also, is there anything I could do (like exercise, food habits etc to make my bones heal and stay fit?
In addition to this, any other valuable opinion would be highly appreciated. many thanks, Rishi