Computer assistance has equivocal clinical outcomes to standard technique of TKA .
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Can Computer Assistance Improve the Clinical and Functional Scores in Total Knee Arthroplasty?
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Dec;469(12):3436-42. Epub 2011 Aug 27.
97 patients undergoing 100 total knee arthroplasties (TKA) were randomized to the applied surgical technique with the use of standard, manual, jig, or a computer assisted navigation. At a minimum follow up of 8 years, no differences in the KSS or implant survival was detected between the two groups.
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