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ORTHOsoft™, manufacturer of the Navitrack® Navigation System, is a leader in Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery technology. The ORTHOsoft™ Navitrack® Navigation System helps improve the results of total knee and total hip replacement surgery by combining advanced computer technology with a surgeon's skill.
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| Conceptual representation of Computer-Assisted Surgery using ORTHOsoft's Navitrack® Navigation System |
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Surgery with the ORTHOsoft™ Navitrack® Navigation System is still performed by your surgeon—not a robot. Navitrack® acts as a surgical assistant to surgeons, providing them with extra support and guidance to precisely align your hip or knee implants. The surgeon first attaches small pins called Trackers to your bones and to the instruments. During surgery, the surgeon is able to identify several landmarks on your bones. This allows the computer to identify the best alignment for the implant and restore your healthy physiology. Regarding alignment during surgery, in real-time the navigation system tracks the surgeon's instruments, showing on a screen an implant's actual position. As the surgeon proceeds with the resurfacing of your joint to accommodate the implant, the navigation system verifies the preparation accuracy before the final implant is inserted.
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PERCENTAGE OF IMPLANT COMPONENTS POSITIONED WITHIN CLINICALLY ACCURATE STANDARD RANGES (±3O)
BOLOGNESI M & HOFFMAN A (2005) Computer Navigation versus Standard Instrumentation for TKA. A Single-Surgeon Experience, Clin Orthop, 440:162-169 |
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| *Note: Accuracy of placement combines surgeon experience with system performance. ORTHOsoft cannot guarantee this level of accuracy in every surgical center. |
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With optimum alignment through the use of the Navitrack® Navigation System, the life of your implant is extended due to even weight distribution resulting in less joint wear. When there is less joint wear, there are fewer reasons to worry about revision surgery in the future. With a more perfect fit, for many patients recovery becomes less painful and mobility is restored more quickly.
Minimally Invasive
Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is a surgical technique where surgeons will reduce the size of incisions and also minimize damage to the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments, tendons, etc.). Since fewer structures are affected by surgery using MIS, less time is required for the healing process and the patient recovers faster. However, this technique is more technically challenging for surgeons, as doing procedures with small incisions is more difficult.
Computer-Assisted Surgery facilitates MIS because it acts as an extension of the surgeon’s eyes and hands. It helps surgeons operate more effectively through a smaller incision by providing anatomical references that may be hidden from sight. The ORTHOsoft™ Navitrack® Navigation System gives surgeons the ability to get this data in real-time during surgery, which also helps result in greater precision for positioning hip and knee implants.
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PERCENTAGE OF KNEE IMPLANT POSITIONED WITHIN CLINICALLY ACCURATE STANDARD RANGES (±3O) WHEN USING MIS
Prospective Randomized Study comprising 80 patients conventional/navigated.
GRAF P, AMIOT LP, POULIN F & RICHARD A (2006) Combining Knee Navigation with 2 Different Subvastus Surgical Approaches. A Prospective, Randomized and Comparative Study, 6th annual conference of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, Montreal, June 21-24 |
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| *Note: Accuracy of placement combines surgeon experience with system performance. ORTHOsoft cannot guarantee this level of accuracy in every surgical center. |
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The success of ORTHOsoft™ Navitrack® Navigation System is supported by more than 35,000 surgical procedures in North America and Europe.
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