‘Patient specific’ knee technique performs worse than other techniques in Australia

"Patient Specific" Knee Replacements – not so good after all? (Dr. Adrian Bauze)
There are several competing techniques available for knee replacement surgery. For the last eight years some Orthopaedic surgeons and implant companies have been heavily marketing so called ‘patient specific’ knee replacement surgery as providing improved accuracy and outcomes. I have been telling my patients that the evidence is simply not there to justify these claims whereas there is good evidence that computer navigation does reduce revision rates in knee replacements. The verdict is now in and the highly re...