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World J Orthop. Nov 18, 2015; 6(10): 821-828
Published online Nov 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i10.821
Published online Nov 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i10.821
Novel computer-assisted method for revision arthroplasty of the knee
Hanns-Edgar Hoffart, Kreisklinik Jugenheim, 64342 Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany
Harald Dinges, Westpfalz-Klinikum, Standort II Kusel, Orthopädische Klinik, 66869 Kusel, Germany
Stefan Kolbeck, HELIOS Klinik Bad Gandersheim, 37581 Bad Gandersheim, Germany
Peter Ritschl, Orthopädisches Krankenhaus Gersthof, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Hagen Hommel, Krankenhaus Märkisches Oderland, Betriebsteil Wriezen, 16269 Wriezen, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Supported by Smith and Nephew GmbH, Marl, Germany.
Institutional review board statement: Not applicable.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: Not applicable.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Hoffart HE, Dinges H, Kolbeck S, Ritschl P and Hommel H have received fees for serving as a speaker, a consultant and an advisory board member for Smith and Nephew GmbH, Marl, Germany. This study was funded by Smith and Nephew GmbH, Marl, Germany. The sponsor had no involvement in the writing of the report or in the decision to submit the results for publication.
Data sharing statement: No patient data were used.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Peter Ritschl, MD, Orthopädisches Krankenhaus Gersthof, Wielemansgasse 28, 1180 Vienna, Austria. peter.ritschl@wienkav.at
Telephone: +43-1-476114300 Fax: +43-1-476111009
Received: April 9, 2015
Peer-review started: April 9, 2015
First decision: June 4, 2015
Revised: June 25, 2015
Accepted: July 29, 2015
Article in press: August 3, 2015
Published online: November 18, 2015
Processing time: 216 Days and 18.4 Hours
Peer-review started: April 9, 2015
First decision: June 4, 2015
Revised: June 25, 2015
Accepted: July 29, 2015
Article in press: August 3, 2015
Published online: November 18, 2015
Processing time: 216 Days and 18.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The obscuring of bony landmarks by the previous implant, scar formation, the loss of bone stock and ligamentous insufficiency, make revision total knee arthroplasty very demanding. Current navigation systems do not typically allow reconstruction of the anatomic joint line, which is an important factor in implant survival, or compensation for the absence of classical landmarks. We present an imageless navigation system for revision total knee arthroplasty. The system automatically positions the cutting guides with a motorized cutting unit. We assessed the surgical technique, and accompanying software procedural steps, of the system, identifying any advantages or disadvantages that they present.