BENEFITS

• Accurate implant positioning^[1]
• No intramedullary canal violation^{[2, 3]}
• Up to 60% reduction of surgical steps for bone resection and related time
• Potentially one extra case per surgery session^{[4, 5]}
• Up to 66% reduction of time and cost in washing, assembling and sterilization procedures^[5]
• Interactive 3D web planning

ACCURATE IMPLANT POSITIONING^[1]

The MyKnee® cutting blocks are made to accurately match the surgeon‘s preoperative planning, based on individual patient‘s anatomy and his mechanical axis: Unmistakable positioning: The MyKnee® guides are positioned on the bone referring to distinct references: the osteophytes Maximized visibility through the guides during both blocks positioning and resections Telescopic alignment rod: The guides allow a drop rod to be connected, allowing you to validate intraoperatively the actual positioning and axial alignment of the blocks

^[1]Series of 56 cases - 90% neutral HKA within 3° from 180°, 100% HKA within 4.2° Koch P, Meyer D.  Podium Presentation at the 21st Biennial Congress of the South African Arthroplasty Society, Cape Town, South Africa, April 6-10, 2011.


NO INTRAMEDULLARY CANAL VIOLATION^{[2, 3]}

• Less bleeding ^{[adapted from 2]}
  
• Less haemoglobin loss ^{[adapted from 2]}
  
• Less risk of emboli ^{[adapted from 3]}
  
• Having less blood loss allows the hospital and patient to save money associated with transfusions.

^[2] Kalairajah Y. et al. Blood loss after total knee replacement: effects of computer-assisted surgery. JBJS Br. 2005 - Nov;87(11):1480-2.
^[3] Kalairajah Y, Cossey AJ, Verrall GM, Ludbrook G, Spriggins AJ. Are systemic emboli reduced in computer-assisted knee surgery?: A prospective, randomised, clinical trial. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Feb;88(2):198-202.


UP TO 60% REDUCTION OF SURGICAL STEPS FOR BONE RESECTION AND RELATED TIME
Only 3 surgical steps are needed using MyKnee^® cutting guides: FIT – PIN – CUT, saving more than 20 steps.
Having a smaller number of surgical steps may reduce the overall surgical time, potentially adding one extra case per surgery session.
Moreover the patient may benefit:

• Less exposure to the risk of infection ^[4]
• Less time under anaesthesia.
• Less tourniquet time

^[4] Peersman G, Laskin R, Davis J, Peterson MGE, Richart T. Prolonged Operative Time Correlates with Increased Infection Rate after Total Knee Arthroplasty. Hospital for Special Surgery Journal 2006 - Feb;2(1):70-2.
^[5] Data on file: Medacta^®


UP TO 66% REDUCTION OF TIME AND COST IN WASHING, ASSEMBLING AND STERILISATION PROCEDURES

• Only 2 MyKnee^® trays opened vs. 6 or more for a conventional TKR
• Specific implants ready in the operative room
• Less set-up time & turnover time
• Less risk of losing and damaging pieces
• Fewer cleaning requirements^[5]
• Improved overall operative room logistics and efficiency





^[5]Data on file: Medacta


INTERACTIVE 3D WEB PLANNING





The MyKnee^® preoperative planning is based on the surgeon‘s specific preferences and submitted to the surgeon for approval through an interactive website available at myknee.medacta.com.


The user interface may change without notice. The picture is only indicative and shows the information provided by the interactive website.

For every case the surgeon can modify all femur and tibia parameters such as femoral distal and anterior-posterior resection levels, femoral rotation, femoral flexion, femoral and tibial varus/valgus, tibial resection level and tibial slope.
The MyKnee^® team is always at surgeon‘s disposal and is pleased to collaborate.
Once approved by the surgeon, Medacta^® produces MyKnee^® cutting blocks using in house laser sintering technology. The guides are then shipped to be setup for surgery.