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Prothèse totale du genou assistée par ordinateur : 12 ans d'expérience grenobloise Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty : Grenoble 12 years experience.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Saragaglia, Dominique |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | Computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty was born in Grenoble in the middle of the nineties. The first implantation on a human been was performed on january 21-1997 without any problem. Since this date, more than 200 000 cases have been implanted with our device all over the world. It is a passive device, unlike the robot which is an active one, without any pre and peroperative Imaging. It corresponds to a kinematic model added with palpation steps. The surgeon is the master of the technique and of his choices and the computer is a guide to search the lower leg axis, to fix accurately the bone cutting guides and to check the ligamentous balance. All these steps are not so easy to perform with conventional ancillaries. The relevance of computerassisted total knee replacement to reach the preoperative goal is well proved. Nevertheless, it is too soon to claim that a « well aligned » prosthesis will have a better survival rate. We need long-term follow-up studies, with modern prostheses, to confirm what could seem obvious if we look at historical studies. Mots clés |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.academie-chirurgie.fr/ememoires/005_2009_8_1_053x058.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
