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OTE200 survey: Patient-specific knee systems
In the last year, have you used patient-specific systems for total knee replacement surgery?
Arthroplasty of the knee has evolved to now achieve over 90% success rates at 10 years to 15 years. The key to this is an experienced surgeon, able to achieve correct alignment and ligamentous balance, using a range of implant sizes with an adequate thickness of bearing surface. Attempts to close the remaining 5% gap with a perfect “patient-specific” prosthesis is impractical, expensive, with no published evidence to support it and is clearly aimed at the direct-to-patient advertising market.
— Prof. David L. Hamblen, PhD,
FRCS
Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of
Glasgow
OTE200 member
Disclosure: Hamblen has no relevant
financial disclosures.
A note from the editors: The OTE200 is a group of approximately 200 European orthopaedic practitioners, educators and researchers whose opinions we poll each month. If you would like to be considered for membership, please send a request to ote@slackinc.com.