The surgeon plays an important role in size planning with patient specific instrumentation for total knee replacement.

4 pages•Published: June 13, 2017

Davide Cucchi, Riccardo Compagnoni, Paolo Ferrua, Alessandra Menon and Pietro Randelli

Abstract

Component position and sizing in total knee replacement (TKR) could be improved by patient specific instrumentation (PSI). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the reliability of the manufacturer plan in predicting final component sizes for TKR.
Forty-five TKRs were prospectively enrolled and data on component size were recorded from the initial manufacturer’s proposal, the final plan modified after surgeon’s and from the actually implanted prostheses.
Pre-operative modifications were required in more than 50% of the cases, with the tibial tray size requiring more frequent changes. The surgeon’s planning showed a significantly higher accuracy than the manufacturer’s one regarding tibial tray size (p < 0.05) but not femoral components size (p: n.s.). Careful evaluation by an experienced knee surgeon is recommended when planning TKR with PSI.

Keyphrases: accuracy, implant size, knee arthroplasty, patient specific instrumentation

In: Klaus Radermacher and Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena (editors). CAOS 2017. 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, vol 1, pages 157-160.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/9wJr
	https://doi.org/10.29007/g13b

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{CAOS2017:surgeon_plays_important_role,
  author    = {Davide Cucchi and Riccardo Compagnoni and Paolo Ferrua and Alessandra Menon and Pietro Randelli},
  title     = {The surgeon plays an important role in size planning with patient specific instrumentation  for total knee replacement.},
  booktitle = {CAOS 2017. 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery},
  editor    = {Klaus Radermacher and Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Health Sciences},
  volume    = {1},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-5305},
  url       = {/publications/paper/9wJr},
  doi       = {10.29007/g13b},
  pages     = {157-160},
  year      = {2017}}

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