Chapter 6 Principles of the Oxford Operation
DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-45-6-4357 | ISBN: 978-1-910158-45-6 |
Published: May 2015 | Component type: chapter |
Published in: Unicompartmental Arthroplasty with the Oxford Knee 2nd edition | Parent DOI: 10.23912/978-1-910158-45-6-1517 |
Abstract
This chapter is intended to be read in parallel with the description of the operative technique (Chapter 7 ). That chapter is concerned with ‘how’ to do the operation; this chapter provides the rationale—‘why’ the various steps of the procedure are necessary. It may help also to watch the videos of the operation which can be found at www.oxfordpartialknee.com. Although the surgeon operates exclusively on the bones, carefully avoiding any interference with the ligaments, the operation is essentially about ‘soft tissue balance’. The aim is to implant the prosthetic surfaces so that the ligaments are at their resting tensions throughout the range of passive movement. This should restore both normal alignment, normal mobility and normal stability.
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- John Goodfellow (Author)
- John O'Connor (Author)
- Hemant Pandit (Author)
- Christopher Dodd (Author)
- David Murray (Author)
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Goodfellow, O'Connor, Pandit, Dodd & Murray, 2015
Goodfellow, J., O'Connor, J., Pandit, H., Dodd, C. & Murray, D. (2015) "Chapter 6 Principles of the Oxford Operation" In: (ed) . Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-45-6-4357
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