consecutive patients with debilitating osteoarthritis of the knee joint patient specific, TKA, industrie, alignment, cutting guide, pin guide,
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - eligible for primary unilateral TKA - able and willing to participate - written consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who were not eligible to undergo MRI due to metal artefacts around the knee joint from previous surgery, claustrophobia, movement artefacts during MRI scanning time, pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS), implanted electronic devices (e.g. pacemaker, neurostimulator for bladder control or cochlear implants). Patients that refused to consent were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pre operative approved planning for the femur and tibia component were compared with the post operative achieved alignment of each component on radiographs. Biomechanical limb alignment and implant position were measured with a calibrated protocol on digital images on a PACS system [Boonen et al 2012,Boonen et al 2013]. Biomechanical axis (HKA: Hip-Knee-Ankle angle) was evaluated on standardized 1-year postoperative coronal full leg standing radiographs. Varus/ valgus position of the femur (FFC) and tibia (FTC) components perpendicular to the HKA angle were measured on the same coronal radiographs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Flexion/ extension of the femur component (LFC), measured from the anterior femoral cortex and posterior or anterior slope of the tibia component (LTC) measured from the posterior cortex of the tibia, were evaluated on 1-year postoperative lateral radiographs. Deviations >3 degrees between pre-operative planned HKA (sum of FFC and FTC) and individual components (FFC, FTC, LFC and LTC) compared to post operative achieved alignment on radiographs, were considered as outliers. | — |
Contacts
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orbis Medisch Centrum dr H vd Hoffplein 1