Are Patient-specific Cutting Blocks Cost-effective for Total Knee Arthroplasty?

BACKGROUND: Using patient-specific cutting blocks for TKA increases the cost to the hospital for these procedures, but it has been proposed they may reduce operative times and improve implant alignment, which could reduce the need for revision surgery. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We compared TKAs performed...

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Main Authors: Nunley, Ryan M., Ellison, Bradley S., Ruh, Erin L., Williams, Brandon M., Foreman, Keith, Ford, Adrienne D., Barrack, Robert L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Clinical Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270159/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22183476
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-011-2221-3
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