Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	113696
Country	Egypt

Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Does surgeon handedness affect the outcomes after primary total knee arthroplasty, a retrospective cohort study?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ahmed A Khalifa, Ahmed M Abdelaal and Mohamed MA Moustafa
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Corresponding Author	Ahmed A Khalifa, Assistant Professor, FRCS, MD, Department of Orthopaedic, Qena Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, South Valley University, Kilo 6 Qena-Safaga Highway, Qena 83523, Qina, Egypt. ahmed_adel0391@med.svu.edu.eg
Key Words	Clinical outcomes; Radiological outcomes; Surgeon handedness; Total knee arthroplasty; Functional laterality; Psychomotor performance
Core Tip	Factors affecting primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) outcomes could be related to the patient, surgical technique, and the surgeon. One rarely investigated surgeon-related factor was surgeon handedness. We evaluated 370 knees operated by right-handed surgeons, where 177 TKAs were right (dominant side) and 193 were left (non-dominant side). We found no difference between sides regarding the overall limb and individual component coronal plane alignment; furthermore, there was no difference in the functional outcomes between sides, but there were fewer tibial component outliers in the dominant side. Surgeons operating on the non-dominant side should pay attention during the tibial cut and implant insertion.
Citation	Khalifa AA, Abdelaal AM, Moustafa MMA. Does surgeon handedness affect the outcomes after primary total knee arthroplasty, a retrospective cohort study? World J Orthop 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-01 05:29
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-01 05:29
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-09-25 08:25
Return for Revision	2025-09-25 08:25
Revised	2025-10-02 21:33
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Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-09 02:44
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-10 04:27
Articles in Press	2025-12-10 04:27
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