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Post-TKA mechanical alignment of patient-specific instruments versus standard instruments

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May 2016

Post-TKA mechanical alignment of patient-specific instruments versus standard instruments

Vol: 5| Issue: 5| Number:64| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:N/A
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Patient-matched instruments versus standard instrumentation in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized study

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2015 Dec;127 Suppl 5:235-40

Contributing Authors:
A Molicnik J Naranda D Dolinar

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38 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to have the procedure completed with the use of either patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) or conventional intra- and extramedullary instrumentation. The purpose of this study was to compare alignment outcomes, operative time and blood loss between the two groups. Radiographic results demonstrated an average mechanical axis that ...

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