Functional Alignment Philosophy in Total Knee Arthroplasty – …
May 2, 2022 · Functional alignment is a novel alignment technique that aims to restore constitutional bony alignment and balance the laxity of the soft tissues by placing and sizing …
Functional knee positioning in total knee arthroplasty: Rationale …
Jul 4, 2025 · One of the personalized alignment strategies is functional knee positioning (FKP), which has recently emerged as a patient-specific, robotically-assisted alignment philosophy.
Functional alignment in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty …
Jan 17, 2025 · Functional alignment (FA) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) prioritizes soft tissue balancing and anatomical restoration without systematic correction to neutral alignment.
Functional alignment achieves a more balanced total knee …
Functional alignment (FA) has recently been described in the literature as an alternative alignment technique. FA aims to restore the plane and obliquity of the native joint line and it places the …
The Early Outcome of Robotic-Assisted Functional Versus …
May 22, 2025 · The objective of the study was to compare the early clinical outcomes of functional alignment (FA) with mechanical alignment (MA) in robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty (R …
The John N. Insall Award: Functional Versus Mechanical Alignment …
Jul 1, 2025 · The term “functional alignment” encompasses various approaches to achieving soft-tissue balance through component adjustments rather than soft-tissue releases.
Functional Alignment Philosophy in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Jan 26, 2023 · Functional alignment is a novel knee arthroplasty technique that aims to restore constitutional bony alignment and balance the laxity of the soft tissues by placing and sizing …
Functional alignment in total knee arthroplasty is an umbrella …
Purpose: Functional alignment (FA) aims to achieve a symmetric, rectangular extension gap and a rectangular or trapezoidal flexion gap, positioning the components in a manner that reduces …
Techniques in Orthopaedics - LWW
The quantitative soft tissue information generated in robotic surgery can be used to balance the knee and achieve functional alignment (FA) of the components. This paper describes a novel …
Alignment techniques in total knee arthroplasty - ScienceDirect
Dec 1, 2023 · Functional alignment TKA aims to restore pre-arthritic alignment and achieve balanced soft tissue tension by adjusting bone resections using robotic-assisted technology.