title: Clinical Study of 3D Imaging and 3D Printing Technique for Patient-Specific Instrumentation in Total Knee Arthroplasty.
abstract: Patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) was designed to improve the accuracy of preoperative planning and postoperative prosthesis positioning in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, better understanding needs to be achieved due to the subtle nature of the PSI systems. In this study, 3D printing technique based on the image data of computed tomography (CT) has been utilized for optimal controlling of the surgical parameters. Two groups of TKA cases have been randomly selected as PSI group and control group with no significant difference of age and sex (p> 0.05). The PSI group is treated with 3D printed cutting guides whereas the control group is treated with conventional instrumentation (CI). By evaluating the proximal osteotomy amount, distal osteotomy amount, valgus angle, external rotation angle, and tibial posterior slope angle of patients, it can be found that the preoperative quantitative assessment and intraoperative changes can be controlled with PSI whereas CI is relied on experience. In terms of postoperative parameters, such as hip-knee-ankle (HKA), frontal femoral component (FFC), frontal tibial component (FTC), and lateral tibial component (LTC) angles, there is a significant improvement in achieving the desired implant position (p< 0.05). Assigned from the morphology of patients' knees, the PSI represents the convergence of congruent designs with current personalized treatment tools. The PSI can achieve less extremity alignment and greater accuracy of prosthesis implantation compared against control method, which indicates potential for optimal HKA, FFC, and FTC angles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint, Guizhou Orthopedic Hospital, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.affiliation: Department of R and D, Arigin Medical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint, Guizhou Orthopedic Hospital, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Bensen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint, Guizhou Orthopedic Hospital, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Biyong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint, Guizhou Orthopedic Hospital, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint, Guizhou Orthopedic Hospital, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Joint, Guizhou Orthopedic Hospital, Guiyang, China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhen
authors.affiliation: Department of R and D, Arigin Medical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Mingyuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Department of R and D, Arigin Medical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Mingjiao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000295:instrumentation; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted