Virtual Knee Replacement Surgery

Virtual knee surgery is a type of surgery which is controlled by robot

. It is better than a minimally invasive knee replacement surgery which in turn is considered better than a total knee replacement surgery. This surgery allows a patient to get back to work within few hours thus resulting into a shorter recovery period which used to be few months under a minimally invasive surgery.

This surgery is based on mechanical CAD software. It is performed using basic functions of the CAD software such as shape modeling, assembling, automation, database access and so on. By simulating the surgical processes in advance, this method allows a surgeon to determine the amount and the angle of bone resection and choose the artificial knee joint which fits the patient"s knee accurately before the real operation.

In addition, a surgeon can lessen time and mistakes to choose artificial knee joints and perform the operation effectively. In future, the system can also be applied for a knee joint navigation system and a surgery training/evaluation system.

Virtual knee surgery in the world

Only few hospitals (less than ten) in the world have the procedure that is followed in this surgery. Foundation surgical hospital in Houston is one of the few hospitals in the world where patients undergo this surgery.

Use of a Robot in the surgery

A robot keeps complete control of the surgery. A virtual wall is created by the robot around the diseased bone which helps to replace the bone from the knee thus making it an error proof surgery. Surgeons make use of a monitor to see the affected area of the knee joint. After viewing it on the screen, the surgeon tries to perform the surgery with the help of the robot. During the surgery, if surgeon makes any error and tries to breach the virtual wall, the robot automatically shuts down.

Recovery after the surgery

The advantage of the virtual knee replacement surgery is its shorter recovery period. It is much shorter than the other types of replacement surgeries. After this surgery the patient can start walking within few hours and resume his/her daily activities after the inspection from the surgeon.

Benefits of the surgery

An image guided virtual knee surgery makes it possible for the surgeon to provide an accurate placement of prosthetic. The accuracy with which the artificial implant is fixed into the knee joint is better than any other type of surgery. a shorter recovery period is another important benefit of a virtual knee surgery. A surgeon can perform this surgery without making any large incision on the body.

Thus, a virtual knee surgery is the advanced type of knee replacement surgery and by far the most performed surgery due to its huge benefit.

by: Radek Isner

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