Comparison of adverse events rates and hospital cost between customized individually made implants and standard off-the-shelf implants for total knee arthroplasty

Background: This study compares selected hospital outcomes between patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using either a customized individually made (CIM) implant or a standard off-the-shelf (OTS) implant. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 248 consecutive TKA patients trea...

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Main Authors: Steven D. Culler, PhD, Greg M. Martin, MD, Alyssa Swearingen, BA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300407