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Step Five
Check Flexion/Extension Gaps
To assess the flexion and extension
gaps, different Flexion/Extension
Gap Spacers are available that
correspond to the 8mm, 10mm, 12mm,
and 14mm tibial articular surface
thicknesses. The thick end of each
spacer duplicates the combined
thickness of the corresponding tibial
and femoral components in extension.
The thin end of each spacer simulates
the thickness of the tibial component
in flexion.
Check the extension gap by inserting
the thick end of the 8mm Flexion/
Extension Gap Spacer into the
joint (Fig.18).
Remove the Flexion/Extension Gap
Spacer and flex the knee. Check the
flexion gap by inserting the thin end
of the selected Flexion/Extension Gap
Spacer into the joint (Fig. 19). If, in both
flexion and extension, the joint space
is too tight to insert the 8mm Flexion/
Extension Gap Spacer, then more tibial
bone must be removed. Then use
the Flexion/Extension Gap Spacers to
recheck the gaps.
Fig. 18
Fig. 19
If in both flexion and extension the joint
space is too loose, insert progressively
thicker Flexion/Extension Gap Spacers
and repeat the gap checking.
If tight in extension and acceptable in
flexion, two options may be pursued:
1. Recut proximal tibia with less
tibial slope
2. Recut 1mm – 2mm of distal femur
After any adjustment of the flexion
and/or extension gap is made, use
the Flexion/Extension Gap Spacers
to recheck the gaps.
Verifying the
gaps at this stage of the procedure
will reduce the likelihood of a gap
imbalance during the trial reduction.