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TKA: Custom-fit MRI-based pin guides reduce blood loss and surgical time

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January 2014

TKA: Custom-fit MRI-based pin guides reduce blood loss and surgical time

Vol: 3| Issue: 1| Number:9| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Custom-fit minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty: effect on blood loss and early clinical outcomes

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 Oct;21(10):2234-40

Contributing Authors:
M Pietsch O Djahani Zweiger Ch F Plattner R Radl Tschauner Ch S Hofmann

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80 patients undergoing minimally invasive primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to evaluate the efficacy of custom-fit MRI-based pin guides, compared to the standard procedure, in the reduction of blood loss, hemoglobin levels, and improving early clinical outcomes over 12 weeks. The evidence presented in this study demonstrated that drainage of blood, and surgical time were signif...

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