The Role of 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Instrumentation in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Literature Review

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is currently one of the most common orthopedic surgeries due to the ever-increasing average life expectancy. The constant need for effective and accurate techniques was contributed to the development of three-dimensional (3D) printing in that field, especially for patie...

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Autores principales: Keskinis, Anthimos, Paraskevopoulos, Konstantinos, Diamantidis, Dimitrios E, Ververidis, Athanasios, Fiska, Aliki, Tilkeridis, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10493459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37700954
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43321
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Sumario:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is currently one of the most common orthopedic surgeries due to the ever-increasing average life expectancy. The constant need for effective and accurate techniques was contributed to the development of three-dimensional (3D) printing in that field, especially for patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) and custom-made implants fabrication. PSI may offer numerous benefits, such as resection accuracy, mechanical axis alignment, cost-effectiveness, and time economy. Nonetheless, the results of existing studies are controversial. For this purpose, a review article of the published articles was conducted to summarize the role of 3D-printed PSI in TKA.

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