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With a fixed varus deformity, soft tissue releases may be necessary to create equivalent and rectangular flexion and extension gaps. There may also be anteromedial tibial bone defects, medial femoral condyle defects, and occasionally flexion contractures, especially in more severe cases. In cases of severe varus deformity with medial tibial bone loss, bone defects must be addressed to ensure adequate implant support. In many cases, a primary knee implant can be utilized in cases of varus knee deformity, but occasionally prostheses with higher levels of constraint may be required to balance and stabilize the knee. TKA has had a successful track record, with high levels of long-term implant survivorship even in cases of severe varus. Iatrogenic MCL instability and tibial aseptic loosening are complications associated with TKA in cases of severe varus, and multiple methods to avoid complications are presented here.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2186-5942","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,6]],"date-time":"2023-10-06T07:47:21Z","timestamp":1696578441000},"page":"92-97","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Achieving Correct Balance in Total Knee Arthroplasty with Fixed Varus Deformity"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"37","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3387-5909","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kara","family":"Sarrel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maxwell","family":"Weinberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giles","family":"Scuderi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"01","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"98","DOI":"10.1007\/s11999-013-2898-6","article-title":"Constitutional varus does not affect joint line orientation in the coronal plane","volume":"472","author":"J M Victor","year":"2014","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"45","DOI":"10.1007\/s11999-011-1936-5","article-title":"The Chitranjan Ranawat award: is neutral mechanical alignment normal for all patients? 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