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Table 1 Patient demographics and operative parameters (shown as mean, with standard deviation in brackets) for control group with standard metal instrumentation (group A) and for group with patient-specific, single use instrumentation (group B) for total knee arthroplasty. Patient-specific cutting guides were used in both groups

From: Advantages of patient-specific cutting guides with disposable instrumentation in total knee arthroplasty: a case control study

 

Group A (control)

(n=51)

Group B (single-use instrumentation)

(n=49)

p value

Demographics

 Gender (male); n (%)

21 (41%)

22 (45%)

0.330

 Age (years)

71.1 (9.2)

70.2 (9.5)

0.632

 BMI (kg/m2)

28.6 (3.3)

27.6 (3.6)

0.141

 HKA angle (°)

176.7 (4.2)

176.7 (4.3)

0.960

Operative parameters

 Operative time (min)

148.2 (16.2)

153.8 (22.8)

0.159

 Instrument trays (n)

8.0 (0.8)

5.1 (0.9)

<0.001

 Sterilisation cost (CHF)

380 (47)

243 (55)

<0.001

  1. BMI body mass index; HKA hip-knee-ankle; CHF Swiss francs