title: The impact patient-specific instrumentation has had on my practice in the last 5 years.
abstract: I have performed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using patient- specific instrumentation (PSI) (TRUMATCH® Personalized Solutions, DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction, Warsaw, Indiana) since July 2009. Since that time, I have performed over 600 of these procedures, all at the same hospital and all using the same personnel I worked with before I began using PSI. I do not have a physician assistant, but I do have a surgical assistant who scrubs with and assists me on all TKAs. There are a number of reasons why a surgeon may decide to use PSI. This paper discusses the effect PSI has had on my practice in the last 5 years, including my experiences and conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Hinsdale Orthopaedic Associates, Hinsdale, IL.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D012399:Rotation