New technology launched in orthopaedic surgery

Nigdi-based Lokmanya Hospital on Monday announced the launch of a new technology for computer guided assistance in orthopaedic surgery.

The machine called orthopilot is an advanced technology for navigation in orthopaedic surgery that guides the surgeon to make precise cuts in the knee and remove the deformities, claimed joint replacement surgeon Dr Narendra Vaidya.

“It helps eliminate human errors in the surgery and is nearly 100% accurate in fixing artificial implants. Orthopilot uses infrared camera and sophisticated software to provide real time information during the surgery which is specific to patients. This helps in eliminating expensive and radiation intensive CT and MRI scans before the surgery,’’ he added.

The technology is used extensively in United States of America and Europe for joint replacement surgery as it claims to have high level of accuracy.

Speaking about the benefits of using the technology, doctors claimed that it helped to increase the life of implants and less blood was lost during the surgery. They claimed that patients can be discharged in one week after the surgery and that patients even comfortably fold their legs and sit cross legged after the surgery due to better high flex design.