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Extramedullary femoral alignment system provides reliable limb alignment for TKA
May 2013
Extramedullary femoral alignment system provides reliable limb alignment for TKA
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
The accuracy of the extramedullary and intramedullary femoral alignment system in total knee arthroplasty for varus osteoarthritic knee
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2013 Mar;21(3):629-35. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-1994-6. Epub 2012 Apr 8Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
91 patients (106 knees) undergoing total knee arthroplasty who had varus deformities (TKA) were randomized to undergo the surgical procedure using either the intramedullary alignment (IM) or extramedullary femoral alignment (EM) systems, in order to compare the femoral alignment resulting from each procedure. Following evaluations, the results indicated that the EM technique provided reliable limb...
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