In a bid to improve the outcome in total knee replacement (or total knee arthroplasty) surgeries, Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Madurai has procured OrthAlign technology, a palm-sized device that helps in achieving precise alignment and positioning of knee implants, a statement issued by the hospital said. K. Rajapandian, Senior Consultant and Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon at the hospital, said that OrthAlign technology fared better in getting precise alignment compared to conventional mechanical guides or traditional computer-assisted surgery (CAS) systems.
Citing a recent study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, he said that 94.9 % of patients who underwent surgery with the help of OrthAlign technology had their knee replacement (femoral component) aligned within two degrees of the neutral coronal alignment in comparison to 92.5 % of patients who underwent the procedure through traditional CAS.
Highlighting that the life of an implant in the knee replacement procedure depended on how well the implant was aligned with the bone, Dr. Rajapandian said the benefits of OrthAlign technology also included safe surgery, shorter hospital stay, reduced blood loss and reduced risk of post-surgical complications.
Claiming that the technology has been introduced for the first time in south Tamil Nadu by the hospital, Rohini Sridhar, Chief Operating Officer of the hospital, said that the introduction was part of the hospital’s consistent endeavour to bring latest and safer technologies for the benefit of the patients.
