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TKA: Patient-specific guides offer no accuracy benefit over conventional instrumentation
April 2014
TKA: Patient-specific guides offer no accuracy benefit over conventional instrumentation
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1
Patient-specific guides do not improve accuracy in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Jan;472(1):263-71. doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2997-4Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
128 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to intervention with either patient-specific guides (PSG) or conventional instrumentation. Participants allocated to PSG were managed with pre-operative planning using either Signature (Biomet Inc.), TruMatch (Depuy Inc.), Visionaire (Smith & Nephew Inc.), or Patient-Specific Instruments (Zimmer Inc.). Patients allocated to the con...
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