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Radiographic accuracy in TKA with a CT-based patient-specific cutting block technique
1Department of Orthopaedics, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zurich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland, peter.koch@balgrist.ch.
Purpose:
Patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) technology for the implantation of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has a rising interest in the orthopaedic community. Data of PSI are controversially discussed. The hypothesis of this paper is that the radiological accuracy of CT-based PSI is similar to the one of navigated TKA published in the literature.
Methods:
Since 2010, all 301 consecutively performed PSI TKAs (GMK MyKnee©) were included in this study. The radiological assessment consisted in a preoperative and postoperative standard X-ray and long-standing X-ray. Changes from the planned to the definitively implanted component size were documented. Postoperative analysis included limb alignment and position of femoral and tibial components (for varus/valgus and flexion or tibial slope).
Results:
The postoperative average hip-knee-ankle angle was 180.1° ± 2.0°. In the frontal plane a total of 12.4 % of outliers >3°, for the tibial components 4.1 % of outliers >3° and for the femoral components 4.8 % of outliers >3° were measured. A total of 12.3 % of outliers for posterior tibial slope and 9 % of outliers >3° for the femoral flexion were noted. 10.8 % of the 602 planned size components were adapted intraoperatively.
Conclusion:
Although it is still unknown which limb axis is the correct one for the best clinical result, a technology providing the aimed axis in a most precise way should be chosen. Comparing the outcome of the current study with the data from the literature, there does not seem to be any difference compared to computer-assisted surgery.
Level Of Evidence:
IV.
