Interactive Computer Simulations of Knee-replacement Surgery

Complete knee replacement surgery

In normal activities such as walking, rn­ning, kneeling, climbing stairs and gettmg in and out of chairs the loa pu OI.the human knee joint can exceed five times the weight of the body. Nowadays large num­bers of people make ! urtrer d mands on the knee in participatmg 1_n sucli sport  as football, tennis and long distance runnng. It is no wonder that many people go mto their later years with o...

27 Concepts in Computer Assisted Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Concepts in Computer Assisted Total Knee Replacement Surgery

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is commonly considered to be a reliable procedure, with implant survival rates higher than 90% at 10 to 15 years of follow-up. The goal of total knee replacement surgery is to relieve pain and obtain better knee function, those achieved by correct patient selection, pre-operative deformity, implant design, correct surgical technique and patient participation in the...

Computer Navigation in Total Knee Replacement Surgery Effect on Outcome

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Closure in Knee Replacement Surgery

Total Knee replacement (TKR) is one of the commonest arthroplasty surgeries performed. Various techniques of closures in TKR are described. This technical note describes an useful technique of achieving water tight closure in TKR. An optimal tension watertight closure also reduces the chances of dead space hematomas and infection. The author has described his technique where the soft tissues ar...