The First Study Comparing A Custom Made Posterior Stabilized Knee Replacememt vs An Off The Shelf Posterior Stabilized Knee Replacement

The studies I have been talking about over the past months were all performed with the Conformis iTotal custom knee replacement. While the Conformis iTotal CR has been around for approximately seven years, we have also had our iTotal PS available for around three years with the same phenomenal patient outcomes. Attached are the results of the first Conformis iTotal PS study that was first presented in 2017 at the British Association for Surgery of the Knee meeting. 

Similar to our iTotal CR studies, the Conformis iTotal PS Custom Knee Replacement showed a significantly higher weight bearing range of motion as well as a significantly higher rollback of the lateral femoral condyle. The patients implanted with the Conformis iTotal PS also experienced a 2.8mm rollback of the medial femoral condyle while the patient’s who had received the off the shelf knee replacement experienced an anterior slide of their medial condyle. 

The average postoperative weight bearing range of motion for the patients who received the Conformis S iTotal PS was 112 degrees compared to 94 degrees for the off the shelf knee replacement. 

Another important finding of this study was the contact point of the cam-post mechanism. The patients with the iTotal PS had a cam-post engagement that was centrally located in the post whereas the off the shelf patients had a cam-post engagement that was located on the medial aspect of the post. 

All this translates into the fact that the custom-made ConforMis iTotal more closely approximates the natural motion of the knee. The ConforMis custom Knee replacement technology is the first big advancement in Knee Arthroplasty in 20 years. Patients want more from their knee replacement surgery and now that can be given to them. 

If you are a patient in need of a knee replacement then do not settle for an off the shelf knee when you can have one that is custom made for you. If you are looking for a surgeon in the New York City and Westchester, New York metro area who offers their patients the only custom knee in the world then click this link: https://www.conformis.com/find-a-doctor/?zip=Mt%20kisco

If you want to find a knee replacement doctor or explore other orthopedic equipment, contact Empire Surgical Solutions in New York today!