The Accuracy of a Portable Accelerometer-Based Navigation System for Tibial Alignment Can be Reliable during Total Knee Arthroplasty for Obese Patients

Abstract

A portable accelerometer-based navigation system can be useful for achieving the target alignment. Tibial registration is based on the medial and lateral malleoli; however, the identification of landmarks may be difficult in obese (body mass index [BMI] >30 kg/m²) patients whose bones are not easily palpable from the body surface. This study compared tibial component alignment achieved using a portable accelerometer-based navigation system (Knee Align 2 [KA2]) in obese and control groups and aimed to validate the accuracy of bone cutting in obese patients. A total of 210 knees that underwent primary total knee arthroplasty using the KA2 system were included. After 1:3 propensity score matching, there were 32 and 96 knees in the BMI >30 group (group O) and BMI ≤30 group (group C), respectively. The absolute deviations of the tibial implant from the intended alignment were evaluated in the coronal plane (hip–knee–ankle [HKA] angle and medial proximal tibial angle) and sagittal plane (posterior tibial slope [PTS]). The inlier rate of each cohort, which was defined as tibial component alignment within 2 degrees of the intended alignment, was investigated. In the coronal plane, the absolute deviations of the HKA and MPTA from the intended alignment were 2.2 ± 1.8 degrees and 1.8 ± 1.5 degrees in group C and 1.7 ± 1.5 degrees and 1.7 ± 1.0 degrees in group O (p = 1.26, and p = 0.532). In the sagittal plane, the absolute deviations of the tibial implant were 1.6 ± 1.2 degrees in group C and 1.5 ± 1.1 degrees in group O (p = 0.570). The inlier rate was not significantly different between group C and group O (HKA: 64.6 vs. 71.9%, p = 0.521; MPTA: 67.7 vs. 78.1%, p = 0.372; PTS: 82.2 vs. 77.8%, p = 0.667). The accuracy of tibial bone cutting for the obese group was comparable to that of the control group. An accelerometer-based portable navigation system can be useful when attempting to achieve the target tibial alignment in obese patients.

Level of Evidence Level IV.

Keywords

portable accelerometer-based navigation system - Knee Align 2 - obesity - total knee arthroplasty

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 26. September 2022

Angenommen: 12. Mai 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
16. Mai 2023

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
19. Juni 2023

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