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Electromagnetic Navigation in Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Accurate limb alignment in total knee arthroplasty is an essential part of the reconstructive procedure. Good alignment has been shown to correlate with improved outcomes. Malalignment of components greater than 3–4 degrees may be associated with early failure. Electromagnetic navigation is one form of navigation that does not depend upon a line-of-site technology and can help improve the technical result.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Saint Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Rodney K. Alan

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers-RobertWood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Rodney K. Alan & Alfred J. Tria

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Alfred J. Tria

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    Alfred J. Tria

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Alan, R.K., Tria, A.J. (2016). Electromagnetic Navigation in Total Knee Arthroplasty. In: Scuderi, G., Tria, A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34109-5_117

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