Computer Navigation in Hip and Knee Replacement

KneeAlign, from Orthalign, is a handheld computer navigation unit, providing real time navigation and alignment information to your surgeon throughout your knee surgery. It works through sophisticated micro sensors, deploying the same precision technology that keeps satellites and space stations in orbit and aircraft straight and level.

When all non invasive treatment has been exhausted and/or the damage is extensive, Total Knee Replacement (TKR) is one of the most successful of all surgical procedures, with a 90-95% success rate for pain relief. It involves replacing the bones of the knee with a combination of metal and plastic. TKR performed with KneeAlign demonstrate several benefits over traditional total knee surgery:

-Patients experience less blood loss

-A more accurate and aligned knee implant

-Surgeon has 100% control of the KneeAlign technology throughout surgery, based on real time data

-This technology doesn’t require preoperative CT scan procedure, eliminating unnecessary exposure to radiation

-Doesn’t use extra bone screws to affix it’s technology, so patients don’t experience extra incisions during the surgery