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Technology Helps Surgeons Get Near-Perfect Knee Implant Alignment
San Diego, CA
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Using image-guided technology, orthopaedic surgeons are able to align knee
implants with near pinpoint accuracy. For patients undergoing total knee
arthroplasty, close to perfect alignment should translate into longer durability
of joint replacements, according to a renowned panel of orthopaedic surgeons who
discussed advancements in computer-assisted total knee replacement (TKR) surgery
at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons...
..."Computer assisted total knee arthroplasty surgery is making rapid
progress," said Dr. Daniel J. Berry, professor and chairman of Orthopedics at
the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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