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Patient-specific instrumentation provides no benefit in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
May 2016
Patient-specific instrumentation provides no benefit in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
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):60-8Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
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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