STUDY: In TKA, disposable cutting guides = metal cutting guides

Can a Single-Use and Patient-Specific Instrumentation Be Reliably Used in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? A Multicenter Controlled Study (Journal of Arthroplasty)
Abstract

Background
The aim of this controlled multicenter study is to evaluate the clinical and radiologic outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using single-use fully disposable and patient-specific cutting guides (SU) and compare the results to those obtained with traditional patient-specific cutting guides (PSI) vs conventional instrumentation (CI).

Methods
Seventy consecutive patients had their TKA performed us...


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