Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of remaining mild varus after total knee arthroplasty in patients with varus knee. Methods A retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 93 patients (93 knees) who underwent TKA treatment for knee varus in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from March 2016 to November 2019. Among them, there were 17 males and 76 females; the age ranged from 71 to 87 years, with an average of 77 years old. The patients were divided into neutral group, mild varus group, and severe varus group according to the angle of the lower limb force line after the operation. Evaluation of knee joint function of patients with ROM, HSS and AKS scales. Results Patients were followed up for 15 to 47 months, with an average of (24.4±8.9) months. The average preoperative ROM was (49.9±6.7) degrees. The ROM at the final follow-up after the operation was (111.4±5.3)°, (112.2±5.0)°, (103.1±2.7)° in the neutral group, mild varus group, and severe varus group, respectively. The average HSS score before surgery was (52.4±3.0) points, and the final follow-up postoperative follow-up for the neutral group, mild varus group, and severe varus group were (84.2±3.0) points,(87.1±2.6) points,(81.6±1.9) points respectively. The AKS function score preoperatively averaged (49.8±2.8) points, the last follow-up postoperatively, the neutral group, the mild varus group, and the severe varus group were average respectively (73.2±5.3) points, (80.1±3.0) points, (72.6±1.5) points. AKS activity scores averaged (60.5±3.7) points before surgery, at the last follow-up after operation, neutral group, mild varus group, severe varus groups were respectively (86.0±2.6) points, (89.9±2.0) points, (80.6±2.9) points. The scores of HSS, and AKS in the three groups after surgery were improved compared with those before surgery, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion From the short-term follow-up, maintaining a mild varus of 3°-6° after total knee arthroplasty in patients with varus will bring better clinical efficacy, but it is not yet to judge whether there is a relationship between varus alignment and revision rate. |