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Medial Pivot Implants and Patient-Specific Instrumentation

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A foundational understanding of native knee kinematics, specifically the near ball and socket pivot point between the medial femoral condyle and medial tibial plateau, was critical in the development of the medial pivot-based implant. There are unique advantages to designing such implants that may result in tangible differences in the implanted knee replacement in the patient. Furthermore, the use of patient-specific instrumentation as it pertains to medial pivot implants offers additional benefits in terms of time and resources. In this chapter, we will review several salient key points as it pertain to this topic.

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  1. Gelenkzentrum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland

    Peter P. Koch

  2. Washington Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Washington, DC, USA

    Sandesh Rao

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital For Joint Diseases, New York, NY, USA

    Ajit J. Deshmukh

  2. University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo

    Bujar H. Shabani

  3. Orthopedic Clinic Paulinenhilfe, Diakonie Klinikum, Stuttgart, Germany

    Wenzel Waldstein

  4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Julius K. Oni

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Koch, P.P., Rao, S. (2023). Medial Pivot Implants and Patient-Specific Instrumentation. In: Deshmukh, A.J., Shabani, B.H., Waldstein, W., Oni, J.K. (eds) Surgical Management of Knee Arthritis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47929-8_5

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