Comparison Between Brainlab Knee 3 Computer-assisted Navigation Systems and Conventional Instruments in TKA: a Prospective Cohort Study.

Launched by PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL · Jul 4, 2021

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According to the inclusion criteria, patients receiving primary total knee arthroplasty were recruited and divided into two groups after doctor-patient joint decision: the traditional group underwent prosthesis placement using traditional intramedullary positioning method;The navigation group performed surgery using the Brainlab Knee 3 navigation system.Informed consent was signed after grouping. All patients were operated by the same knee prosthesis system. Both groups underwent the same procedures such as the installation of the soft tissue adjustment, prosthesis placement, wound closure ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria:
• • 1. Patients with knee osteoarthritis who underwent primary TKA;
• • 2. Informed consent has been signed and medical records are complete;
• • 3. No severe varus or valgus deformity of the knee (\< 20°).
• Exclusion criteria:
• • 1. Patients undergoing revision knee replacement;
• • 2. patients with rheumatoid arthritis and secondary knee osteoarthritis;
• • 3. Patients with severe valgus deformity(≥ 20°);
• • 4. Taking anticoagulant drugs for a long time in the past, or suffering from the following diseases: Renal insufficiency, liver insufficiency, severe heart disease (or coronary stent implantation within the last 12 months), severe respiratory disease, history of deep vein thrombosis in the lower extremities or a high risk of thrombosis (hereditary/acquired thrombosis), coagulation dysfunction, stroke, and malignancy