ArticleWorld journal of orthopedics2016
Computerized tomography based "patient specific blocks" improve postoperative mechanical alignment in primary total knee arthroplasty.
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- Patient-specific instrumentation improved axial alignment of the femoral component, operative time and perioperative blood loss after total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Pooled it
- 3D-printed patient-specific instrumentation decreases the variability of patellar height in total knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Advantages of patient-specific cutting guides with disposable instrumentation in total knee arthroplasty: a case control study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Integration of Three-dimensional Technologies in Orthopedics: A Tool for Preoperative Planning of Tibial Plateau Fractures.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2020Article
- Biomechanical Characteristics of Three Baseplate Rotational Arrangement Techniques in Total Knee Arthroplasty.BioMed research international · 2018Article
- Computed tomography based 3D printed patient specific blocks for total knee replacement.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaReview
- Fixed distal femoral valgus cutting angle is still justifiable in total knee replacement.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
- Publication trends and knowledge mapping in 3D printing in orthopaedics.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaReview
- Fallacies of CT based component size prediction in total knee arthroplasty - Are patient specific instruments the answer?Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
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Abstract
aimTo compare the postoperative mechanical alignment achieved after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using computer tomography (CT) based patient specific blocks (PSB) to conventional instruments (CI).
methodsTotal 80 knees were included in the study, with 40 knees in both the groups operated using PSB and CI. All the knees were performed by a single surgeon using the same cruciate sacrificing implants. In our study we used CT based PSB to compare with CI. Postoperative mechanical femoro-tibial angle (MFT angle) was measured on long leg x-rays using picture archiving and communication system (PACS). We compared mechanical alignment achieved using PSB and CI in TKA using statistical analysis.
resultsThe PSB group (group 1) included 17 females and seven males while in CI group (group 2) there were 15 females and eight males. The mean age of patients in group 1 was 60.5 years and in group 2 it was 60.2 years. The mean postoperative MFT angle measured on long-leg radiographs in group 1 was 178.23° (SD = 2.67°, range: 171.9° to 182.5°) while in group 2, the mean MFT angle was 175.73° (SD = 3.62°, range: 166.0° to 179.8°). There was significant improvement in postoperative mechanical alignment (P value = 0.001), in PSB group compared to CI. Number of outliers were also found to be less in group operated with PSB (7 Knee) compared to those operated with CI (17 Knee).
conclusionPSB improve mechanical alignment after total knee arthroplasty, compared to CI. This may lead to lower rates of revision in the PSB based TKA as compared to the conventional instrumentation.
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