Efficacy of Portable Accelerometer-Based Navigation Devices versus Conventional Guides in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis

In conclusion, compared with CON, PAD can help improve the femoral coronal angle as well as decrease the outliers out of ±3 degrees in femoral/tibial coronal angles and overall mechanical alignment. However, PAD did not show significant advantages in tibial and femoral component sagittal angles out of ±3 degrees, various outliers of ±2 degrees, most mean values of component alignments, operative time, and various functional or satisfactory scores. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research