Computer-assisted ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty

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A61B 17/15 (2006.01)

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CA 2553368

Systems, methods and processes for computer-assisted soft tissue balancing, including ligament balancing, determining surgical cuts, and positioning or placement of the components of the prosthetic knee during TKR. The improved methods, systems, and processes consider and correlate anatomical landmarks and dynamic interactions of the knee bones and soft tissues. The improved methods, systems and processes resolve several problems related to the prosthetic knee component positioning and soft-tissue balancing during computer-assisted TKR. The improved methods, systems and processes are flexible and versatile, provide reliable recommendations to the surgeon, and improve restoration of the knee function and patient recovery.

L'invention concerne des systèmes, des procédés et des processus d'équilibrage des tissus mous assistés par ordinateur, y compris d'équilibrage ligamentaire, de détermination des incisions chirurgicales, et de positionnement ou mise en place des composants de la prothèse du genou au cours du remplacement total du genou. Les procédés, systèmes et processus améliorés de l'invention prennent en considération et mettent en corrélation des points de repère anatomiques et des interactions dynamiques des os du genou et des tissus mous. Les procédés, systèmes et processus améliorés de l'invention permettent de résoudre divers problèmes liés au positionnement des composants de la prothèse du genou et à l'équilibrage des tissus mous au cours d'un remplacement total du genou assisté par ordinateur. Les procédés, systèmes et processus améliorés de l'invention, souples et polyvalents, permettent de fournir des recommandations fiables au chirurgien, et d'améliorer la restauration de la fonction du genou et la récupération du patient.

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