[Computer-assisted implantation of a total knee arthroplasty: a case-controlled study in comparison with classical instrumentation].

Abstract

The navigation system allowed a significant improvement in the quality of implantation of TKA compared with conventional instrumentation controlled by the surgeon's hand and eye. Only minimal changes in the operative technique are necessary and standard preoperative investigations remain unchanged. Long-term survival of prostheses implanted with this system could thus be improved compared with manually implanted TKA. The system used here does not involve preoperative imaging and allows a precision to the order of 1 degree for angles and 1 mm for lengths.