The efficacy and safety of patient-specific instrumentation versus conventional instrumentation for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Evidence from a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) and conventional instrumentation (CI) for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Our hypothesis was that the PSI would be superior to CI in improving implant positioning and clinical function.

Methods

We searched electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane) to identify relevant studies published before July 1, 2023 that met our inclusion criteria. The identified reports at least included one of the following outcome variables: coronal component alignment, sagittal component alignment, number of outliers, hip-knee-ankle angle, postoperative complications, operative time and knee joint functional evaluation. For dichotomous variables, we calcula

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature