ARTHROPLASTY
MI-computer assisted-TKA: effective and accurate technique with improved clinical outcomes
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2013 Sep 2087 patients, over 70 years old, who were suffering from knee osteoarthritis, and scheduled to undergo TKA were randomly assigned into one of two groups to receive either a minimally invasive computer assisted TKA (MICA-TKA) or a conventional TKA, with the goal of comparing the efficacy of the two methods. Results demonstrated that although both procedures resulted in similar leg alignment and component orientation; patients who received MICA-TKA were more likely to experience improved clinical results, such as knee society score, knee society function score, and range of motion at the 1 year follow-up.
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