PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the post-operative radiological outcomes of patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) surgery versus conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: Sixty patients scheduled for a primary TKA were prospectively divided into PSI or conventional technique. Coronal and sagittal radiographic long limb films were taken post-operatively. The accepted values for normal alignment were 180° ± 3° for hip-knee-ankle angle; 90° ± 3° for coronal femoral component angle or coronal tibia component angle; 0° to 3° flexion for sagittal femoral component angle and 0° to 7° posterior slope for sagittal tibia component angle. RESULTS: For hip-knee-ankle angle, there were 21 % more outliers in the PSI group compared to the conventional group (p = 0.045). Most of these outliers had valgus deformity in the PSI group and varus deformity in the conventional group (p = 0.045). For implant placement, there was no difference in the proportion of outliers between the two groups. There was also no difference in the duration of surgery. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that PSI surgery is associated with a larger proportion of outliers for lower limb alignment. PSI surgery as an alternative to conventional TKA is not advisable. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the post-operative radiological outcomes of patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) surgery versus conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: Sixty patients scheduled for a primary TKA were prospectively divided into PSI or conventional technique. Coronal and sagittal radiographic long limb films were taken post-operatively. The accepted values for normal alignment were 180° ± 3° for hip-knee-ankle angle; 90° ± 3° for coronal femoral component angle or coronal tibia component angle; 0° to 3° flexion for sagittal femoral component angle and 0° to 7° posterior slope for sagittal tibia component angle. RESULTS: For hip-knee-ankle angle, there were 21 % more outliers in the PSI group compared to the conventional group (p = 0.045). Most of these outliers had valgus deformity in the PSI group and varus deformity in the conventional group (p = 0.045). For implant placement, there was no difference in the proportion of outliers between the two groups. There was also no difference in the duration of surgery. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that PSI surgery is associated with a larger proportion of outliers for lower limb alignment. PSI surgery as an alternative to conventional TKA is not advisable. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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