The Alignment of the Tibial Component in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Is a Technology-Assisted System Better Than Conventional Instrumentation?
Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero,
Alfonso Noriega-Fernández,
Sergio Roncero-González
Abstract:Background
Technologies such as navigation and robotics are aimed at improving tibial alignment in total knee arthroplasties (TKA) and eliminating the errors resulting from the use of manual instrumentation.
Methods
This prospective study analyzed 130 arthroplasties in order to determine whether navigation can improve the frontal mechanical axis of the tibia and whether the postoperative angulation of this axis differs from the preoperative one. The mean patient age was 71.8 ye… Show more
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