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Patient-specific instrumentation provides no benefit in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

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May 2016

Patient-specific instrumentation provides no benefit in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Vol: 5| Issue: 5| Number:5| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The John Insall Award: No Functional Benefit After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Performed With Patient-specific Instrumentation: A Randomized Trial

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jan;474(1):60-8

Contributing Authors:
M Ollivier S Parratte A Lunebourg E Viehweger JN Argenson

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60 patients undergoing primary medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were randomized to undergo surgery either with the use of patient-specific instrumentation or conventional instrumentation. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to determine if patient-specific instrumentation benefited surgical outcomes, including implant positioning, functional outcomes, and 3-dimensional gai...

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