Advanced technology to increase precision introduced

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, June 21

In a significant development, Max Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH), Bathinda, has introduced iAssist Knee technology for very first time in region. iAssist Knee is a computer navigation system with bluetooth-like technology that improves surgical precision and accuracy in total knee replacement by decreasing the need for revision surgery. The technology represents the next-step in intelligent instruments, offering significant benefits to patients, health care providers and health systems.

It is pertinent to mention here that arthritis is the number one cause for joint replacement surgeries. If a new knee is not properly in line with the hip and ankle it can cause discomfort and also quickly wears out on one side. This happens in 10 to 15 per cent of cases, meaning patients need further surgery.

Talking about this new technology, Dr Dilveer Brar, consultant orthopaedician and joint replacement surgeon, MSSH, said that this innovative technology would allow us to deliver a more personalised knee to the patient and provide extreme accuracy in implant placement.

Studies have shown that total knee replacement surgery has a higher failure rate when the knee was mal-aligned. This device enabled orthopaedic surgeons to restore a patient’s normal alignment with precision in a reproducible fashion by providing a more natural feel of the implant for the patient.”

“iAssist system allowed us to bypass additional imaging and still got a patient-specific knee. This technology was quite intuitive and added accuracy and precision to our instruments, giving us the ability to restore mechanical alignment with all patients regardless of their deformity,” Dr Brar said.