ArticleInternational orthopaedics2014
Computer-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty using dedicated software versus a conventional technique.
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- Comparison of computer-assisted navigated technology and conventional technology in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
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- Hand-held navigation may improve accuracy in minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial.International orthopaedics · 2016Trial
- Favorable midterm clinical results of medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty guided by coronal limb alignment using an image-free navigation system.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
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- Factors predicting lower limb alignment after Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Effects of Lower Limb Alignment and Tibial Component Inclination on the Biomechanics of Lateral Compartment in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.Chinese medical journal · 2017Article
- [Research development of computer assisted navigation and robotics in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2017Review
- Is tibial cut navigation alone sufficient in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty? Continuous series of fifty nine procedures.International orthopaedics · 2016Article
- Future perspective of CAS in orthopaedics.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Article
- Navigated "small implants" in knee reconstruction.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016Review
- Does varus alignment adversely affect implant survival and function six years after kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty?International orthopaedics · 2015Article
- Common causes of failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a single-centre analysis of four hundred and seventy one cases.International orthopaedics · 2014Article
- Knee arthroplasty today.International orthopaedics · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to retrospectively compare the results of two matched-paired groups of patients who had undergone a medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) performed using either a conventional or a non-image-guided navigation technique specifically designed for unicompartmental prosthesis implantation.
methodsThirty-one patients with isolated medial-compartment knee arthritis who underwent an isolated navigated UKA were included in the study (group A) and matched with patients who had undergone a conventional medial UKA (group B). The same inclusion criteria were used for both groups. At a minimum of six months, all patients were clinically assessed using the Knee Society Score (KSS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) index. Radiographically, the frontal-femoral-component angle, the frontal-tibial-component angle, the hip-knee-ankle angle and the sagittal orientation of components (slopes) were evaluated. Complications related to the implantation technique, length of hospital stay and surgical time were compared.
resultsAt the latest follow-up, no statistically significant differences were seen in the KSS, function scores and WOMAC index between groups. Patients in group B had a statistically significant shorter mean surgical time. Tibial coronal and sagittal alignments were statistically better in the navigated group, with five cases of outliers in the conventional alignment technique group. Postoperative mechanical axis was statistically better aligned in the navigated group, with two cases of overcorrection from varus to valgus in group B. No differences in length of hospital stay or complications related to implantation technique were seen between groups.
conclusionThis study shows that a specifically designed UKA-dedicated navigation system results in better implant alignment in UKA surgery. Whether this improved alignment results in better clinical results in the long term has yet to be proven.
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