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Robotics & Navigation

 

Goals

 

Acetabulum

 

Lewinnek safe zone

- inclination 40+/-10 degrees

- anteversion 15+/-10 degrees

 

Minimize leg length discrepancy

 

Causes gait disturbance and lower back pain

 

Restore offset

 

Options

 

Intra-operative fluoroscopy

Image-less optical navigation

CT based navigation

 

Navigation

Aim

 

Attempt to reduce outliers in all 3 planes of the knee

- improve alignment

- theoretically improve survival and outcomes

 

TKR Valgus Femoral Implant Non Navigated

 

Types

 

Image based

 

Pre-op CT

- uncommon

- resource heavy