Patient-Specific Instrumentation (PSI) is being used in TKA, however methods for determining whether the custom ... read more ↘ guides work are rarely discussed. This presentation covers the following five talking point that may be of interest to the surgeon performing total knee arthroplasty.
1) Although kinematically-aligned TKA (OtisKnee) restored patient’s satisfaction 90% of time - PSI didn’t always work 2) Multiple sources of error affects reliability of PSI 3) Be watchful when guides ‘float’ - PSI may not work! 4) When femoral resections aren’t equal in kinematically-aligned TKA - PSI didn’t work! 5) When femoral resections don’t match the plan in mechanically-aligned TKA- PSI didn’t work! ↖ read less
