Karlos Zepeda
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About
Karlos Zepeda is a leading researcher in orthopaedic biomechanics, with a focus on advancing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty through dynamic, patient-specific approaches. His work challenges static alignment conventions by demonstrating that the hip-knee-ankle (HKA) axis varies significantly with knee motion, advocating for dynamic alignment classifications in TKA. His 2025 study on this topic, with 9 citations, provides robot-assisted intraoperative evidence that supports phenotype-based alignment over traditional mechanical methods. Zepeda further showed that restoring the prearthritic joint line does not guarantee natural knee kinematics, as revealed by gait analysis, a finding with 4 citations that underscores the complexity of kinematic alignment. His contributions extend to robotic assistance, where he quantified its impact on surgical time in total hip arthroplasty (4 citations) and developed a surgical technique for robot-assisted kinematic alignment that considers biomechanical constraints (4 citations). Zepeda’s research is notable for integrating robotic technology with dynamic evaluation, offering granular insights that bridge surgical technique and patient-specific outcomes. His work is essential reading for researchers and clinicians seeking to optimize alignment and kinematics in joint arthroplasty, moving the field toward more personalized, motion-based surgical strategies.
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