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Guided Personalized Surgery (GPS) in Posterostabilized Total Knee Replacement: A Radiological Study.

Ana de Andrés-Torán^1,2, Norma G Padilla-Eguiluz², Pablo Hernández-Esteban¹

¹Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, 28046 Madrid, Spain.

Journal of Clinical Medicine

|January 25, 2025

Summary

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The Guided Personalized Surgery (GPS) system improved total knee replacement (TKR) accuracy, particularly in restoring patellar height and joint line. This navigation system shows potential for more precise mechanical alignment and reduced variability in TKR outcomes.

Keywords:

TKR alignment precision alignment joint line navigation patellar height prosthesis

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Area of Science:

Orthopedic Surgery
Biomechanical Engineering
Medical Imaging

Background:

Surgical accuracy in total knee replacement (TKR) can be influenced by surgeon technique, patient deformity, and instrumentation.
Navigation systems aim to enhance intraoperative decision-making but their effectiveness and procedural complexity are debated.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the accuracy of the Guided Personalized Surgery (GPS) system against standard instrumentation for total knee replacement (TKR).
To evaluate the impact of the GPS system on radiographic measurements including alignment, joint line, and patellar height.

Main Methods:

A retrospective case-control study with prospective data collection.
100 consecutive TKR patients were analyzed, divided into standard technique (n=59) and GPS system (n=41) groups.
Radiographic measurements of alignment (mLDFA, mMPTA), patellar height (Blackburne-Peel Index, Epicondylar Ratio), and joint line indices were assessed postoperatively.

Main Results:

The GPS group demonstrated improved mechanical Lateral Distal Femoral Angle (mLDFA) alignment (p=0.003) and achieved normal patellar height in 98% of cases (p=0.002).
Lower dispersion of postoperative measurements was observed in the GPS group across multiple indices (mMPTA, CD-Index, IS-Index, mIS-Index, BP-Index, ER), indicating higher reproducibility.
While mLDFA showed improvement, mMPTA alignment did not significantly differ between groups (p=0.132).

Conclusions:

The GPS system facilitates better post-surgical restoration of joint line and patellar height in TKR.
The GPS system shows a tendency towards more accurate mechanical alignment and reduced inter-patient variability, suggesting enhanced reproducibility in TKR procedures.