Nathan Ghattas

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Nathan Ghattas is an orthopedic surgeon and researcher whose work centers on optimizing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) through a deeper understanding of native knee biomechanics. His primary research areas include component positioning, alignment strategies, and clinical outcomes in joint replacement surgery. Ghattas’s most cited work, "Coronal and Sagittal Component Position in Contemporary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Targeting Native Alignment Optimizes Clinical Outcomes" (2023, 34 citations), challenges conventional mechanical alignment by demonstrating that restoring a patient’s pre-arthritic anatomy—rather than imposing a neutral alignment—leads to superior functional results and patient satisfaction. This contribution has helped shift the paradigm toward kinematic and individualized alignment techniques in TKA. Ghattas’s findings are increasingly influential among surgeons seeking to reduce revision rates and improve long-term outcomes. His research bridges surgical precision with patient-specific care, making him a notable voice in the evolving field of joint reconstruction.

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   Coronal and Sagittal Component Position in Contemporary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Targeting Native Alignment Optimizes Clinical Outcomes

   34 citations · 2023

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