Minimally-invasive, computer/mri-assisted
total knee arthroplasty:
• Appropriate for end-stage arthritic knees where all three
compartments are worn and the ligaments are contracted (tethered).
• Performed through a small incision without detaching muscles
• Quadriceps sparing approach
• Precision gained by utilizing
• Computer navigation or
patient-specific MRI-based alignment guides
• Custom ligament balancing
with computer tensioning device
• Implants designed just for women
• Female and male knee anatomy
varies
•
shape of the thigh bone
•
direction the knee-cap (patella) tracks
• Implants manufactured
by Zimmer gender solutions specifically address these anatomic concerns,
providing for a more precise restoration of the anatomy
•
More stable knee
•
Better tracking knee-cap
•
Less stress on soft-tissues around knee cap
• High-flexion implants
• For those patients whose
soft-tissues allow
•
Permits deep-bending, high-flexion activities
•
Kneeling, gardening, praying, golfing
• Accelerated rehabilitation
• Minimally-invasive surgery
with computer/mri assistance reduces the injury to the surrounding
soft-tissues
and bone, facilitating early return to work, sports, recreation and
activities of daily living
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