The number of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures continuously increases, with good to excellent results. In the last few years, new surgical techniques have been developed to improve prosthesis positioning. In this context, patient-specific instrumentation is included. The goal of this study was to compare the perioperative parameters and the spatial positioning of prosthetic components i...

Background: Medial compartment osteoarthritis in young active patients presents a unique challenge with regard to joint preservation. Interventions, including cartilage restoration procedures, the setting of high tibial osteotomy (HTO) have potential obviate or delay replacement if performed degree accuracy and avoidance complications. Indications: The procedure is indicated less than 65 years ...

Background: This study compares the functional evolution between first- and second-generation patient-specific instrumentation conventional pre-surgery third month post-surgery after TKA. We analyzed outcomes achieved absolute gains of each variable. In addition, we aimed to elucidate results three surgical techniques regarding surgery length time, hospital stay, percentage drop in hemoglobin (...