Comparison of computer-assisted navigation and conventional instrumentation for bilateral total knee arthroplasty: The outcomes at mid-term follow-up.

ABSTRACT: It remains unclear if computer-assisted surgery (CAS) technique actually improves the clinical outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and decreases the failure rate. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the functional results of TKA in a series of patients who underwent staged bilateral TKAs with CAS TKA in 1 knee and conventional TKA in the contralateral knee.From January 1997 to December 2010, we collected 60 patients who were randomly assigned to receive CAS TKA in 1 limb and conventional TKA in the other. The Brainlab Vector Vision navigation system was used for CAS TKA, and the DePuy press-fit condylar sigma guide system was used for conventional TKA. Patients were assessed before surgery, 3 months and 1 year after surgery, and annually thereafter. IKS criteria we

SUBMITTER: Hsu RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6882567 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature