The accuracy of a portable accelerometer-based navigation system for tibial alignment can be reliable during total knee arthroplasty for obese patients.

Kazumi GotoJinso HirotaYoshinari MiyamotoYozo Katsuragawa

Published in: The journal of knee surgery (2023)

The accuracy of tibial bone cutting for the obese group was comparable to that of the control group. An accelerometer-based portable navigation system can be useful when attempting to achieve the target tibial alignment in obese patients.

Keyphrases

obese patients
total knee arthroplasty
bariatric surgery
total hip
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
physical activity
weight loss
bone mineral density
low cost
soft tissue
adipose tissue
body composition
postmenopausal women