ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2020
Customised bi-compartmental knee arthroplasty shows encouraging 3-year results: findings of a prospective, multicenter study.
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- Insufficient evidence to confirm benefits of custom partial knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- Association between femorotibial rotational mismatch and early clinical outcomes after bi-cruciate retaining total knee arthroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Current status of bicompartmental arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Review
- Unicompartmental knee replacement: controversies and technical considerations.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2024Review
- Protecting the regenerative environment: selecting the optimal delivery vehicle for cartilage repair-a narrative review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Relevant changes of leg alignment after customised individually made bicompartmental knee arthroplasty due to overstuffing.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Article
- The Impact of Total Knee Replacement with a Customized Cruciate-Retaining Implant Design on Patient-Reported and Functional Outcomes.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Contemporary knee arthroplasty: one fits all or time for diversity?Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2021Review
- [New technologies (robotics, custom-made) in unicondylar knee arthroplasty-pro].Der Orthopade · 2021Review
- Biomechanical and Clinical Effect of Patient-Specific or Customized Knee Implants: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- [Indications, tips and tricks in individualized bicompartmental replacement].Der Orthopade · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to assess the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of a customised, individually made (CIM) bi-compartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA).
methodsA prospectively recruited cohort of 79 patients was implanted with a CIM-BKA (patello-femoral plus either medial or lateral tibio-femoral, iDuo G2 system, Conformis, Billerica MA) at eight centres in the US and Germany. Patients were assessed for the 2011 KSS, KOOS, and ROM pre-operatively and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 1 year, and 2 years post-operatively.
resultsThe objective KSS score significantly improved from 69 at the pre-operative visit, to 94 at the 2-year post-operative time-point. Similar improvements were observed for the KSS function and satisfaction domains. Significant improvements from pre-operative levels were observed across all five domains of the KOOS. Two patients have undergone surgery to revise their CIM-BKA implant to total knees, resulting in a survivorship rate of 97.5% at an average follow-up of 2.6 years.
conclusionsCIM-BKA compares favourably to published scores as well as revision rates for previously available monolithic OTS-BKA implants. CIM-BKA implants provide surgeons with a viable and patient-specific monolithic implant solution as an option for patients presenting with bi-compartmental disease, who might, otherwise, be treated by performing uni-condylar + patello-femoral joint or bicruciate sparing TKA surgeries. Longer follow-up and higher numbers have to be awaited for further validation of these encouraging early results. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3b (individual case-controlled study).
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