title: Flexion and extension gap measurements in total knee arthroplasty after sacrifice of posterior cruciate ligament.
abstract: Twenty-three patients had 25 total knee arthroplasties. The flexion and extension gaps were measured before and after resection of the posterior cruciate ligament. The extension gap increased 2.0 +/- 0.2 mm in the medial compartment and 1.9 +/- 0.3 mm in the lateral compartment. The flexion gap increased 1.4 +/- 0.2 mm in the medial compartment and 2.3 +/- 0.3 mm in the lateral compartment. All increases were statistically significant.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics, Ochsner Clinic and Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, and Department of Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70121, USA.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Ochsner
authors: W D
authors: WD
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001699:Biometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016119:Posterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery*