Jan 09, 2017

To Date With, is there a Technology Which can Challenge the Computer Assisted Knee Replacement?

By Dr Raj Kanna

 

 To date with computer assisted knee replacement has proved itself to be the gold standard technique in knee replacement, because of the error free results, leading to better short and long-term function and very low failure rates compared to conventional techniques done without computer’s aid. Contemporary techniques such as patient specific jigs and 3D printed knee, although seems attractive have been proved scientifically to give results inferior to Computer Assisted Knee Replacement. Undoubtedly computer technology will dominant the field of knee replacement for the next two decades to come before some innovative technology takes over.