The Knee: Papers of the First Scientific Meeting of the Knee Society.

The Knee: Papers of the First Scientific Meeting of the Knee Society This book is a collection of papers from the First Scientific Meeting of the Knee Society, an organization founded in 1983 for the advancement of the study of arthritic knees. Primarily written for orthopedic surgeons, the book is divided into three parts. Part 1 is entitled "Alignment and Bone Cuts of Components and Limb in Total Knee Replacement Arthroplasty: Panel Discussion." This part of the book is not very useful to the physical therapist, but does explain some of the limitations in movement that may take place in rehabilitation after total knee replacement. Loosening of prosthetic parts may be due to poor overall axial alignment. Alignment is most important to allow retained ligaments in nonconstrained prostheses to function at normal length throughout the range of motion. Malalignment in the valgus-varus position or coronal plane may lead to undue component stress. Flexion-extension malalignment of the tibial component may lead to blocks in extension, especially in a flexion deformity. The rest of this section technically deals with instrumentation and bone cuts.