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New Technology for Knee Replacement Surgery
Improves Outcomes and Reduces Costs
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There is new and exciting technology that can help the surgeon in the operating room while he is making judgments on the alignment and balance of your knee! What is now being referred to as
"Sensor-Assisted Intelligent Orthopaedics" is a new field that harnesses the latest innovations in sensors, accelerometers, microelectronics and wireless communications with the goal of improving healthcare outcomes and reducing the costs of treating musculoskeletal disease.
OrthoSensorTM , the leader in
"intelligent orthopaedics," has a sensor-assisted, integrated knee system called VerasenseTM which is used to ensure proper soft tissue balance and limb alignment during total knee arthroplasty. This intelligent instrument replaces the standard plastic tibial tray spacer the surgeon uses to position an implant during total knee arthroplasty. These highly sophisticated components contain technologies that provide surgeons with actionable data to make real time adjustments. The VerasenseTMsensors communicate wirelessly to a computer referenced by the surgeon in the operating room providing evidence that the surgeon can use to make informed adjustments to optimize implant placement and enhance both clinical outcomes and patients' satisfaction.
VerasenseTM is relatively new to surgeons, having first been released for use in 2009 by the surgeon developers. Since that time this high technology device has shown great promise and more surgeons are finding this style of ligament balancing more precise and reproducible than with more standard instrumentation. Early study results have shown knee function scores (used to measure before and after results) improved markedly.
For a more thorough explanation and to watch an animation of this new and exciting technology, please read this article on the ZCO website.
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