Patient Specific Instrumentation (Eg Cutting Guides) For Joint Arthroplasty

Patient-specific instrumentation has been developed as an alternative to conventional cutting guides for joint arthroplasty. Patient-specific cutting guides are constructed with the aid of preoperative 3-dimensional computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans and proprietary planning software. The goals of patient-specific instrumentation are to increase surgical efficiency and to improve implant alignment and clinical outcomes.