Applying computer-assisted navigation techniques to total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Appropriate implant alignment is a major goal of total joint arthroplasty. Obtaining appropriate alignment typically involves making intraoperative decisions in response to visual and tactile feedback. Integrated computer-based systems provide the option of continuous real-time feedback and offer the potential to decrease intraoperative errors while enhancing the surgical learning experience. Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery helps the surgeon perform both intraoperative and postoperative technical audits of implant alignment. Improving implant alignment can be correlated with improved long-term clinical outcomes. However, despite emerging data, many surgeons remain wary of computer-assisted orthopedic surgery.
University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA.
Derek F
DF
Amanatullah
Matthew T
MT
Burrus
Sathappan S
SS
Sathappan
Brett
B
Levine
Paul E
PE
Di Cesare
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000517:prevention & control; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome