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ArticleRevista brasileira de ortopedia

Evaluation of benefits and accuracy of a mobile application in planning total knee arthroplasties.

João Bosco Sales Nogueira, Abrahão Cavalcante Gomes de Souza Carvalho, Edgar Marçal de Barros Filho, Leonardo Heráclio do Carmo Araújo, Marcelo José Cortez Bezerra, Marco Kawamura Demange

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João Bosco Sales NogueiraSanta Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Abrahão Cavalcante Gomes de Souza CarvalhoCentro Universitário Christus, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Edgar Marçal de Barros FilhoUniversidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Leonardo Heráclio do Carmo AraújoSanta Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Marcelo José Cortez BezerraSanta Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Marco Kawamura DemangeInstituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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objectiveTo evaluate the usefulness of an application when planning total knee arthroplasties (TKA), besides the accuracy when measuring the anatomical-mechanical femoral angle (AMFA), comparing, also, the time spent during planning a TKA manually and by using the application.

methodsAn interdisciplinary team involving health and computer science areas established activities in order to develop the application. After development, 24 physicians underwent an application usability test. Each one planned a primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) initially, in a conventional manner and then by using the application. Data concerning AMFA measurement and time spent during planning were collected, in both manners. The Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests were used to evaluate statistical significance related to angle and time.

resultsUsers considered it important checking AMFA and drawing the bone cut lines orthogonal to the mechanical axis, when planning TKAs. They also assessed that the application could be useful for training surgeons and for specialists. There was no statistically significant difference between the AMFA, as measured by the application and by the conventional manner. The planning time was shorter when the application was used (39% of the time spent manually).

conclusionsThe application has proved to be useful in planning TKAs and has revealed accuracy when measuring the AMFA when it was compared to the manual form of preoperative planning. The application was able to reduce planning time by more than half and it demonstrated reliability in measuring the AMFA.

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Arthroplasty, replacement, kneeMobile applicationsOperative time

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PMID29911079
PMCPMC6001150

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