We did not find any differences between PSI and SI with respect to any other parameters .
Conclusions PSI  has advantages in axial alignment of the femoral component , operative time , and perioperative blood loss relative to SI .
No significant differences were found between PSI and SI with respect to alignment of the remaining components , number of outliers , or length of hospital stay .
Purpose The purpose of the present study was to compare patient-specific instrumentation ( PSI ) with st and ard instrumentation ( SI ) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty ( TKA ) .
PSI is hypothesized to have advantages with respect to component alignment ; number of outliers ( defined as alignment > 3 ° from the target alignment ) ; operative time ; perioperative blood loss ; and length of hospital stay .
This new surgical technique is expected to exhibit superior performance .
A comparison of patient-specific and conventional instrumentation for total knee arthroplasty: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
In this study we r and omised 140 patients who were due to undergo primary total knee arthroplasty ( TKA ) to have the procedure performed using either patient-specific cutting guides ( PSCG ) or conventional instrumentation ( CI ) . The primary outcome measure was the mechanical axis , as measured at three months on a st and ing long-leg radiograph by the hip-knee-ankle ( HKA ) angle . This was undertaken by an independent observer who was blinded to the instrumentation . Secondary outcome measures were component positioning , operating time , Knee Society and Oxford knee scores , blood loss and length of hospital stay . A total of 126 patients ( 67 in the CI group and 59 in the PSCG group ) had complete clinical and radiological data . There were 88 females and 52 males with a mean age of 69.3 years ( 47 to 84 ) and a mean BMI of 28.6 kg/m(2 ) ( 20.2 to 40.8 ) .  The mean HKA angle was 178.9 ° ( 172.5 to 183.4 ) in the CI group and 178.2 ° ( 172.4 to 183.4 ) in the PSCG group ( p = 0.34 ) . Outliers were identified in 22 of 67 knees ( 32.8 % ) in the CI group and 19 of 59 knees ( 32.2 % ) in the PSCG group ( p = 0.99 ) . There was no significant difference in the clinical results ( p = 0.95 and 0.59 , respectively ) . Operating time , blood loss and length of hospital stay were not significantly reduced ( p = 0.09 , 0.58 and 0.50 , respectively ) when using PSCG . The use of PSCG in primary TKA did not reduce the proportion of outliers as measured by post-operative coronal alignment
We did not find any differences between PSI and SI with respect to any other parameters .
Conclusions PSI  has advantages in axial alignment of the femoral component , operative time , and perioperative blood loss relative to SI .
No significant differences were found between PSI and SI with respect to alignment of the remaining components , number of outliers , or length of hospital stay .
Purpose The purpose of the present study was to compare patient-specific instrumentation ( PSI ) with st and ard instrumentation ( SI ) in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty ( TKA ) .
PSI is hypothesized to have advantages with respect to component alignment ; number of outliers ( defined as alignment > 3 ° from the target alignment ) ; operative time ; perioperative blood loss ; and length of hospital stay .
This new surgical technique is expected to exhibit superior performance .