Abstract

Background: Identification of the proper femoral intramedullary (IM) access point is an important determinant of final implant position in IM-guided total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of this study was to identify the optimal entry point in Chinese participants using a new three-dimensional method. Methods: A series of computed tomography scans of 44 femurs in Chinese participants from October 2014 to October 2015 were imported into Mimics 17.0 software to identify the optimal entry point. The apex of the intercondylar notch (AIN) was used as the reference bony anatomical landmark to identify the proper entry point to insert the IM rod. The statistical significance was calculated on the basis of a 5% level (P

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Title
An innovative three-dimensional method for identifying a proper femoral intramedullary entry point in total knee arthroplasty
Author
Lu-Yao, Ma 1 ; Hong-Yu, Wei 2 ; Fu-Yin, Wan 3 ; Wan-Shou, Guo 2 ; Jin-Hui, Ma 2 

 Department of Orthopaedics, Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001 
 Department of Orthopaedics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029 
 Department of Orthopaedics, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029 
Pages
2531-2536
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Nov 5, 2018
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
03666999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2127079045
Copyright
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