Does functional planning, 3D templating and patient-specific instrumentation improve accuracy in total hip replacement?- a randomized controlled trial.

Christopher Thomas Vatsal Gupta Helen Parsons Andrew J Metcalfe Pedro Foguet Richard King

Published in: Arthroplasty (London, England) (2022)

Large errors in acetabular orientation appear to be reduced when CT-based planning and patient-specific instruments are used compared to the standard technique but no significant differences were seen in the mean error.

Keyphrases

total hip
total knee arthroplasty
computed tomography
image quality
contrast enhanced
patient safety
patient reported outcomes
positron emission tomography
pet ct