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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Assessing knee anatomy using Makoplasty software a case series of 99 knees.

Patrick Schafer, Ali Mehaidli, Mark Zekaj, Muhammad T Padela, Syed Ahmad Rizvi, Chaoyang Chen, Zain Sayeed, Hussein Darwiche

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8 authors.

Patrick SchaferDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Ali MehaidliDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Mark ZekajDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Muhammad T PadelaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Syed Ahmad RizviDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Chaoyang ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Zain SayeedDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Hussein DarwicheDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery- Adult Reconstruciton Division, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRole of MAKOplasty software in determining femoral neck version, distal-femoral resection angle, tibial axis difference, distal-femoral rotation, medial/lateral tibial slope, and tibial tubercle alignment has yet to be fully explored.

methodsPreoperative CT scans and plain films of 99 patients were obtained for each patient according to predetermined MAKO-protocol by four observers. Reliability analyses (Cronbach's Alpha-test) was performed to determine agreement between raters for angle measures.

resultsAnatomic measurements were similar to previously published literature, and cronbachs'alpha analysis demonstrated agreement amidst all observers.

conclusionMAKOplasty software produces similar results to anatomic measurements in planning for TKA with good reproducibility.

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Anatomic measurementsCT ScansMAKOplastyObservational case studiesReliability analysisTotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID32684671
PMCPMC7352051

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