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With rapid advancement in technology and materials in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), long-term survival and function of the total knee are increasingly more dependent on optimum surgical technique. Adherence to basic surgical principles ensures a successful outcome. Surgical technique in TKA is akin to a game of chess where every move has predictable and logical consequences. Hence, every step of the surgical technique needs to be well thought of before execution. The aim of the authors, like most surgeons, is to ensure a well-aligned, well-balanced and well-fixed TKA. Ligament balancing is an integral part of TKA, and soft-tissue release should follow a functional and anatomic rationale to achieve correct alignment and ligament balance throughout the range of flexion and extension. Any deviation from this principle may lead to stiffness, imbalance or instability during TKA.
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Mullaji, A.B., Shetty, G.M. (2014). Basic Technique of Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Deformity Correction in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0566-9_2
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