Feasibility and reliability of shear wave elastography-guided collateral ligament balancing during total knee arthroplasty
Qi Wang, Xiangdong Wu, Lei Li, Chengshuai Zhang, Hao Tang, Yixin Zhou · 2025
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Description
Qi Wang and co-authors test an ultrasound method for balancing knee ligaments during joint replacement in this 2025 study. A new knee works best when the side ligaments pull evenly, but surgeons judge that balance by feel and gap measures. Shear wave ultrasound can read tissue tension directly and live.
The team worked on pig knees outside the body. As pulling force rose, the sound speed in the ligaments rose in a straight line. During needle loosening, the sound speed fell steadily and flagged tension change far earlier than gap measures did. Repeat readings by different observers agreed excellently. The authors see a sensitive, noninvasive guide for the operating room.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Qi Wang, Xiangdong Wu, Lei Li, Chengshuai Zhang, Hao Tang, Yixin Zhou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |