title: Computer-assisted navigation in knee surgery.
abstract: Although computer-assisted navigation has been used in clinical practice for more than 15 years, it has only recently started to gain acceptance in a variety of orthopedic procedures. Different types of computer-assisted navigation are available, which allow the surgeon to obtain real-time feedback and offer him the potential to decrease intraoperative errors. However, its increased cost and lacking evidence of long-term superiority have made many surgeons skeptical about its clinical usefulness. The scope of this article is to review the clinical applications of computer-assisted navigation in orthopedic surgery of the knee joint.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mimidis
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mavrogenis
authors.forename: Olga D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Savvidou
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Markopoulos
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papanastasiou
authors.forename: Zinon T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Kokkalis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koulalis
authors.forename: Panayiotis J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Papagelopoulos
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*