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No significant benefit of PSI over conventional instruments in total knee arthroplasty

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November 2016

No significant benefit of PSI over conventional instruments in total knee arthroplasty

Vol: 5| Issue: 11| Number:26| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Component alignment and clinical outcome following total knee arthroplasty: a randomised controlled trial comparing an intramedullary alignment system with patient-specific instrumentation

Bone Joint J. 2016 Aug;98-B(8):1043-9

Contributing Authors:
HJ Huijbregts RJ Khan DP Fick MJ Hall SA Punwar E Sorensen MJ Reid SD Vedove S Haebich

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140 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to have the procedure completed with the use of either patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) or conventional intramedullary guides (CONV). The purpose of this study was to evaluate if patient-specific instrumentation afforded significantly better alignment of the lower limb, and individual component alignment. Postoperative alignm...

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