Trial reportEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2017
Kinematic femoral alignment with gap balancing and patient-specific instrumentation in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mechanical versus kinematic alignment for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Intra- and postoperative assessment of femoral component rotation in total knee arthroplasty: an EKA knee expert group clinical review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Pooled it
- Gap balancing versus measured resection for primary total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Lateral-stabilized total knee arthroplasty enables design-specific kinematic behavior consistent with key physiological characteristics during flexion.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- [The importance of individual knee arthroplasty].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Patient Specific Instruments and Patient Individual Implants-A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Contralateral preoperative templating of lower limbs' mechanical angles is a reasonable option.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
- Weight Bearing Activities change the Pivot Position after Total Knee Arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Small Improvements in Postoperative Outcome with Gap Balancing Technique Compared with Measured Resection in Total Knee Arthroplasty.The open orthopaedics journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
While patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) allows for transfer of the preoperative plan onto bony landmarks, the soft tissue balancing is not affected. The goals of this randomized clinical trial were to compare PSI and the measured resection technique (conventional) with PSI and the gap balancing technique. Fifty patients were randomized to TKA with conventional PSI (PSI-S) (n = 25) or to PSI with additional gap balancing (PSI-GB) (n = 25). All patients were clinically examined at 3 and 12 months postoperatively. Data on the range of motion, the Knee Society Score, the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities Osteoarthritis Index, the High-Flexion Knee Score (HFKS), and the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) were compiled at follow-up. Statistically significant improvements were found for all clinical parameters in the PSI-GB group compared to the PSI-S group at 3 months postoperatively and for FS, FJS, and HFKS at 12 months. However, the relevance of these differences, as well as their effect on long-term outcomes, needs to be evaluated further. In conclusion, patient-specific instrumentation combined with gap balancing yielded good early clinical outcomes.
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