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SENSOR ASSISTED SURGERY
A Universal Solution to Customized Soft Tissue Balance

“You can’t change what you can’t measure”
Martin W. Roche, MD

DISCLOSURES
• OrthoSensor Inc: (Royalties, Board Member)
• Stryker-MAKO, Inc: ( Royalties)

SURGEON POLL
(VuMedi 2015)

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WHAT DO WE WANT TO CHANGE ?
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Reduce Rev TKA Burden
Mal-rotation
Mal-alignment
Soft tissue Imbalance
Patient Dissatisfaction

DRIVE TOWARDS A DEFINITION of “ KNEE BALANCE”

SENSOR MULTIFUNCTIONALITY allows DYNAMIC INTRA-OP KINETIC ASSESSMENT

INTRA-OP SCENERIOS
• Soft Tissue Asymmetry and Imbalance
• Selective Soft Tissue Releases
• Implant Congruency and Mal-rotation
• Relation of “Balance” and Alignment Adjustments
• Effects of Cementing Techniques

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PIE-CRUSTING MCL

ROTATION
Importance of Proper
Tray Rotation
• Retrospective analysis (n=170):
53% exhibited asymmetrical
tibiofemoral congruency
(68% IR, 32% ER)
• 1000+ CT scans: exhibited the
mid-medial 1/3 of the tibial
tubercle can vary by ( ± 25°)
• Inter-compartmental balance can
be achieved by adjusting tibiofemoral congruency
Roche M et al. The Relationship of the Medial 1/3 of the Tibial Tubercle to the Posterior Aspect
of the Tibia, Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

VALGUS KNEE
Concerns:
• Contracture / Recurvatum
• MCL Stability
• Femoral Rotation
• Extra-articular Deformity

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EFFECTS OF ALIGNMENT

PCL (POSTERIOR MEDIAL STABILIZER)

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CEMENTING TECHNIQUES

PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES

*Gustke et al. Primary TKA Patients with Quantifiably Balanced Soft-Tissue Achieve Significant Clinical Gains Sooner than Unbalanced Patients. Advan Orthop.2014

PATIENT SATISFACTION
Prospective Data Collection
Balanced satisfaction: 96.7%
Unbalanced satisfaction: 82.1%

Meta-Analysis
• 12 papers met inclusion criteria (B-F = 3.048;
homogeneity < 0.001; df = 11)
• 81% average (“satisfied” to very satisfied”)

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CONCLUSIONS
• Ligament Balance continues to be the most significant factor
impacting patient outcomes
• Functional improvement and satisfaction scores for
unbalanced patients at 1-year were inferior to those achieved
by balanced patients at 6-months
• Sensor-assisted TKA patients are statistically more likely to
achieve reduced pain, improved function, and greater activity
levels than unbalanced patients
• Patient Satisfaction scores for balanced patients show much
larger improvement than unbalanced patients

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Improving Accuracy & Intelligence
with Navigation in Total Knee
Arthroplasty
VuMedi Webinar Advancing TJA with Computer
Technologies
Paul K. Gilbert, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Keck Medical Center of USC
Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, California

March 3, 2015

General Ortho/subspecialty in joints
25 years in community private practice
Recently joined USC part time
Started doing CAS for hips and knees in 2004
400 robotic unicompartmental knees
Accelerometer based tools

Disclosures
• Teaching/research consultant for

Stryker/Mako Orthopaedics

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Why did I start?
• Accuracy, the biomechanical
sweet spot
• Better functional outcomes
• Happier patients
• Less bleeding, fat emboli
• Less revisions

The Literature
• Implant malalignment and malposition are
associated with decreased function and/or
higher revision rates
• Navigated TKA results in better alignment
and position
• Navigated TKA data does not show
improved functional outcomes

Pros and Cons
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Less blood loss
Less thromboembolism
Less cognitive changes
Promotes teamwork and staff
satisfaction

• Fractures associated with pin
sites
• Pin site infections
• Cost
• Time
• Learning curve
• Vascular injury

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Patient Satisfaction

80%

What makes a good TKA?

Pre-op: evaluate, optimize,
educate, educate, educate
Surgery:
Post-op: rehab, hand holding,
rehab, rehab

Physical Therapists
Pain management docs
Patients feel they got the best
Surveys

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December 2, 2011

2014 Australian Joint Registry

December 2, 2011

2014 Australian Joint Registry

Accuracy and Intelligence

Thank you very much

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Patient Specific
Instruments:
Where Are We Now?
Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr., MD, FACS
Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc.; White Fence Surgical Suites;
The Ohio State University; Mount Carmel Health System
New Albany, Ohio

Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr. Disclosure

Consultant, Speaker’s Bureau:
♦ Biomet, Inc.; Pacira
Royalties:
♦ Biomet, Inc.; Innomed, Inc.
Research Support:
♦ Biomet, Inc.; Stryker; Pacira; Kinamed
Publications Editorial Boards:
♦ Journal of Arthroplasty; Journal of Bone and Joint

Surgery - American; Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research; Journal of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons; Journal of Orthopaedics and
Traumatology; Surgical Technology International; The
Knee
Boards:
♦ Operation Walk USA; The Hip Society; The Knee
Society; Mount Carmel Education Center at New
Albany

1. PSI has a
2-decade
history.
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History of Technology
Radermacher 1994
Materialise, founded 1990
• Mimics and Magics software
released 1991, 1992
Kinamed, since 1995
ConforMIS, founded 2004
OtisMed, founded 2005

2. PSI are based
on a proven
technology
– Rapid
Prototyping.
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Studies of Custom Triflange Components in
Revision THA
Authors
(Country)
Christie et al.
(US) [6]

# of
Males: Mean Type of Acetabular
Patients Females Age Defect
(Hips)
(years)
76 (78)
20:56
59
AAOS types III/IV

Colen et. al
(Belgium) [7]

6 (6)

3:3

69

AAOS types III/IV

DeBoer et al.
(US) [10]

18 (20)

3:15

56

Pelvic discontinuity

Holt et al. (US)
[12]

26 (26)

8:18

69

Paprosky type 3B;
AAOS types III/IV

Joshi et al. (US)
[13]

27 (27)

9:18

68

AAOS type III

Taunton et al.
(US) [25]

57 (57)

6:51

61

Pelvic discontinuity

Wind Jr. et al.
(US) [27]

19 (19)

7:12

58

Lombardi et al.
CORR (in
submission)

26 (28)

7:19

68

Paprosky types
3A/3B; AAOS types
III/IV
Paprosky type 3B

Observation Time

Results

Surgeries 1992-1998; 6 reoperations for recurrent
Mean f/u 53 months dislocation (7.8%); no removal of
triflange components.
Pre-op HHS: 33; Post-op HHS: 82
Surgeries 2007-2011; 0 revisions.
Mean f/u 28 months Post-op HHS: 61
Surgeries 1992-1998;
Mean f/u 123
months
Mean f/u 54 months

6 revisions (30%); no removal of
triflange components.
Pre-op HHS: 41; Post-op HHS: 80
3 failures of triflange components
(11.5%).
Pre-op HHS: 39; Post-op HHS: 78
Surgeries 1993-1996; 2 revisions with removal of
Mean f/u 58 months triflange components (7.4%).
Surgeries 1992-2008; 20 revisions for any reason (35%); 3
Mean f/u 76 months failures of triflange components
(5.3%).
Post-op HHS: 75
Surgeries 2001-2005; 2 revisions for failure of triflange
Mean f/u 31 months components (10.5%).
Pre-op HHS: 38; Post-op HHS: 63
Surgeries 2003-2012; 4 revisions for any reason (14%); 2
Mean f/u 47 months failures of triflange components
due to infection (7.1%).
Pre-op HHS: 42; Post-op HHS: 64

US=United States; f/u=follow-up.

3. PSI are offered
by multiple
orthopaedic
manufacturers.
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Current TKA Platforms for
Patient Specific Alignment Guides
Manufacturer

Product

Imaging

US Launch

Signature™

MRI
CT
CT

10/2007
01/2010
2011-2012

Trumatch™

CT

04/2009

MyKnee®

CT or MRI

04/2010

Smith & Nephew

Visionaire™

MRI & X-ray

11/2008

MicroPort*

Prophecy™

CT or MRI

03/2009

PSI

MRI
CT

11/2009
06/2012

Biomet

iTotal®

ConforMIS
DePuy
Medacta

Zimmer
*formerly Wright Medical

4. PSI are expanding:
UKA
THA
TSA
TA
Osteotomy alignment
correction
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Current PSI Platforms for UKA
Manufacturer

Product

Imaging

US Launch

Biomet

Signature™

MRI

10/2011

Zimmer

PSI

MRI
CT

02/2012
10/2012

PSI for
Acetabular
Positioning

PSI for Shoulder Component Positioning

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The patient
receives a CT
scan following
the protocol.
Virtual preoperative
alignment is performed
according to surgeon
preferences.

The surgical
plan is
approved via
website. The
surgeon may
alter the plan if
desired.

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Surgery is performed
in accordance with
the preoperative
plan.
A rapid prototyping
machine produces
patient-specific
guides out of high
resolution nylon.
Guides are then sent
out for surgery.

Pre-Op

Post-Op

Victor & Premanthana, BJJ 2013

5. PSI utilization
is increasing
throughout the
world
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Numbers of PSI TKA, 2011-2012
Manufacturer
Biomet

Global
2011
11,192

Europe
2011
3,169

Global
2012
22,506

Europe
2012
6,501

DePuy-Synthes

6,000

700

16,000

1,100

Medacta

4,600

3,400

6,200

4,600

Smith & Nephew

19,500

1,825

22,000

2,614

Wright Medical

1,600

400

2,000

550

Zimmer

9,800

1,250

13,850

2,150

Thienpont et al., KSSTA 2013

6. PSI are extremely
useful in patients
with extra-articular
deformity or retained
hardware.

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7. PSI have
been used
successfully in
revision knee
arthroplasty.
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8. PSI
facilitate
preoperative
planning.

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9. PSI offer
distinct
advantages to
lower volume
surgeons.

With a 6-fold increase in the incidence of TKA projected over the next 2
decades, an increasing burden on lower volume/inexperienced arthroplasty
surgeons, who tend to have longer operative times and increased
complication rates compared with high-volume surgeons, is expected.
Improved efficiency and reproducibility in implant positioning and limb
alignment is paramount to decreasing complications, improving outcomes,
and meeting the increasing demand. Patient-customized cutting guides that
are being developed by most major manufacturers of total knee prostheses are
an emerging technology that will allow the lower-volume surgeon to meet
many of these demands. One of the primary drivers of increased surgical
times for lower-volume surgeons is the significant number of steps and
complexity of instrumentation required to perform a TKA. The use of CPI
eliminates numerous steps in the surgical technique and eliminates the need
for as many as 80 instruments, which allows for significantly improved
surgical efficiency. The elimination of this instrumentation also allows for
significant improvement in processing and operating room efficiency with
decreased incidence of processing error. The 31-minute decrease in operating
room set-up and breakdown in the study reported here was realized by an
operating room staff who is very experienced with TKA. A greater
improvement in efficiency may be realized by a lower volume operating room
staff.

Johnson, AJO 2011

10. PSI require less
instrumentation resulting
in less OR time setup and
breakdown, a decrease in
the number of
instruments requiring
sterile processing.
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Traditional Setup

PSI Setup

11. PSI easily fit into
the operative
workflow, and in the
majority of timed
studies actually
decrease operative
time.
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PSI Workflow

Value of PSG in TKA
Significant reduction in:
♦ Processing and sterilization time
♦ Turnover time
♦ OR time
♦ Number of trays used
♦ Hospital stay
Noble et al., J Arth 2012
Johnson, Am J Orthop 2011
Duffy, Am J Orthop 2011
Lionberger et al., AAHKS 2011
Nunley et al., CORR 2011
Tibesku et al., AOTS 2013

12. PSI has more
supportive
literature than
negative
literature.
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Patient Specific Guides - Pro
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Barrett et al., J Arth 2014
Boyd et al., Clin Sports Med 2014
Cenni et al., J Ortho Res 2014
Ensini et al., KSSTA 2014
Marimuthu et al., J Arth 2014
Silva et al., KSSTA 2014
Bonicoli et al., Eur J OST 2013
Chareancholvanich et al., BJJ 2013
Daniilidis & Tibesku, Int Orthop 2013
Issa et al., J Knee 2013
Kerens et al., Acta Orthop 2013
Koch et al., KSSTA 2013
MacDessi et al., The Knee 2013
Thienpont et al., The Knee 2013
Thienpont et al., KSSTA 2013
Tibesku et al., AOTS 2013
Volpi et al., KSSTA 2013
Yaffe et al., Int J CARS 2013
Ast et al., OCNA 2012

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Bali et al., J Arth 2012
Boonen et al., Acta Orthop 2012
Heyse & Tibesku, The Knee 2012
Johnson, Am J Orthop 2012
Lombardi & Frye, CRMSM 2012
Nam et al., JKS 2012
Mayer et al., J Arth 2012
Ng et al., CORR 2012
Noble et al., J Arth 2012
Slammin & Parsley, CRMSM 2012
Yaffe et al., Biomed Tech 2012
Yeo et al., ISRN Orthop 2012
Stulberg et al., KS IM 2012
Mont et al., KS IM 2012
Duffy, Am J Orthop 2011
Johnson, Am J Orthop 2011
McGovern, Am J Orthop 2011
Watters et al., JSOA 2011
Lombardi et al., Orthopedics 2008

Patient Specific Guides –
Con / Questionable
 Chen et al., KSSTA 2014
 Conteduca et al., Int Orthop
2014

 Scholes et al., KSSTA 2014
 Victor et al., CORR 2014
 Hamilton et al., J Arth 2013
 Nam et al., The Knee 2013
 Parratte et al., KSSTA 2013
 Roh et al., CORR 2013
 Stronach et al., CORR 2013

 Barrack et al., JBJS Br 2012
 Conteduca et al., KSSTA 2012
 Conteduca et al., Int Orthop
2012

 Lustig et al., J Arth 2012
 Nam et al., J Arth 2012
 Nunley et al., CORR 2012
 Stronach et al., CORR 2012
 Bellemans et al., KS IM 2012

13. PSI has been reported
to be associated with
significant improvement
in Knee Society
Functional Score in
short-term follow-up.

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Yaffe et al.,
Int J CARS 2013

14. PSI technology is in a
state of constant
evolution – Now based on
preoperative CT/MRI and
moving in the direction of
preoperative x-rays only.

 X-Ray based 3D Planning
 Procedure Specific Kits
 Core Set of Reusable Instruments
 2D X-Ray to 3D
Shape Model

 Full Automation
 Rapid Turn Around
 Cost Effective
 Guide Technology

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15. PSI are part of
the future
delivery of
implants.

Traditional Instrument/Implant
Delivery System
1.
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Orthopaedic Assessment
Surgery Scheduled
Orthopaedic Rep Contacted
Physician/Rep Template Case
Plan Developed
Instruments/Implants
Delivered to Hospital
7. Instruments Signed into
Central Sterile
8. Implants Stored
9. Washer/Sterilizer
Decontamination
10. Instruments Wrapped/Labeled

Traditional Instrument/Implant
Delivery System
11. Instruments Autoclaved
12. Case Cart Loaded
13. Delivered to OR
14. Trays Opened and Checked
15. Implants Inventory to Field
16. Trays Removed from Field
Loaded on Cart
17. Preliminary Decontamination
18. Returned to Decontamination
19. Load Washer/Sterilizer
20. Organize Trays/Wrap/ Label
21. Autoclave Trays

20. Organize Trays and Lable
21. Autoclave

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Cutting Blocks & Trials

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Sterile-Packed
Single-Use Cutting
Blocks & Trials

Mont et al., J Arth 2013

The Future of Orthopaedic
Implant Delivery
Marrying PSG with single-use instruments
streamlines the delivery of orthopaedic products

Decreased number of instruments with SUI
reduces:
♦ OR setup time
♦ OR turnover time
♦ Overall surgical time
♦ Infection?
PSG and SUI increase efficiency

Restoring mobility • Giving hope

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Patient Specific Instrumentation
and Implants: Do They Significantly
Impact Patient Satisfaction and
Outcome?
Brian S. Parsley, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Director- Adult Reconstruction Fellowship
Ryan Palmer, DO
Adult Reconstruction Fellow
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

• Consultant for Nimbic Air Barrier System
• Royalties from Conformis Inc.
• AAHKS Board

Disclosures

Orthopaedist Love New Toys!

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New Technology for TKA- PSI
• Rapid growth in the offerings of Patient Specific Guidance
• Customized cutting blocks for knee replacements
• Computer based guidance for hip and knee replacements
• From simple to complex
• Both imageless and image based
• Individual vs robotically guided

• Custom made implants for knee replacements

• What is the justification?
• Cost reduction?
• Time Efficiency?
• Patient outcomes?

Let’s Look at Function

• Patient Specific Instrumentation (PSI) vs. Conventional
• 40 patients randomized into 2 groups; 20 each group
• All pts received Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex mobile cemented implants

• Patients evaluated pre-operatively and 3 months post-operatively
• New Knee Society Score [KSS], KOOS, SF-12, & Gait Analysis

• Results:
• In the PSI group, 25% of cases required intra-operative modifications
• Overall, there were no differences in the new KSS, KOOS, or SF-12 between the PSI and
conventional TKA groups (see graft)
• Overall, there were no differences in the analyzed gait parameters between the two groups

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Comparison of Pre & Post Op Function

Comparison of Pre & Post Op Gait

• 3 complications in the PSI group
• 2 patients had post-operative flexion contractures of 5 and 10 degrees
• Both patients had pre-operative flexion contractures

• 1 patient had pre-operative patellar subluxation that continued post-operatively

• No complications in the conventional TKA group

Complications

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Custom Cutting Guides Do Not Improve Total Knee
Arthroplasty Outcomes at 2 Years Follow-up
D. Nam, A. Park, J. Stambough, S. Johnson, R. Nunley, R. Barrack
• 95 custom cutting guides vs. 95 conventional cutting guides for TKA by same surgeon
• Patient self selection into either group
• UCLA Score, SF-12, Oxford Knee & Forgotten Joint scores collected pre & postoperatively
• Rotational alignment, Patient Satisfaction scores post-operatively,

Presented at AAHKS Annual Meeting Nov. 2014

• No differences for range of motion, UCLA, SF-12, Oxford Knee, or
Forgotten Joint scores between the two cohorts (p=0.09 to 0.76)
• No differences were present for the incremental improvement in these scores
from preoperatively to postoperatively (p=0.1 to 0.9)
• No difference in mean tourniquet time (59.1 + 13.2 mins in CCG vs. 59.7 +
14.7 mins in standard cohort; p=0.75)
• Percentage of outliers for overall mechanical alignment (31% in CCG versus
23% in standard cohort with HKA outside of 0° + 3°; p=0.2).

Results

Presented by Nam at AAHKS Annual Meeting Nov. 2014

• At two years follow-up, custom cutting guides fail to demonstrate any
advantages in clinical outcomes versus the use of standard instrumentation in
total knee arthroplasty.
• The benefit of CCGs must be proven prior to continued implementation of
this technology.

Conclusions

Presented by Nam at AAHKS Annual Meeting Nov. 2014

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• Do patient specific cutting blocks achieve neutral mechanical alignment more
reliably during TKA when compared with conventional methods?
• 16 studies, Level I-III evidence

• Does patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) provide financial benefit through
improved surgical efficiency?
• 13 studies, Level I-III evidence

• Does the use of patient-specific cutting blocks translate to improved clinical
results after TKA when compared with conventional instrumentation?
• 2 studies, Level III evidence

Do Patient Specific Instrumentation Achieve Neutral Mechanical Alignment More Reliably?

Variable Results From Improvement in Reduction in Outliers When PSI Used

Do Patient Specific Instrumentation Achieve Neutral Mechanical Alignment More Reliably?

To No Difference In Benefit

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Do Patient Specific Instrumentation Achieve Neutral Mechanical Alignment More Reliably?

To The Reverse Effect with PSI

Do Patient Specific Instrumentation Achieve Neutral Mechanical Alignment More Reliably?

Conclusion:
No Significant Difference Overall in Ability to
Achieve Overall Alignment

Does PSI Provide Financial Benefit Through Improved Surgical Efficiency?

Minimal decrease in OR Time if any except one study (12min) and one at 10
min
Frequent need to recut despite PSI
Decrease in # of trays and cost associated
Increase in cost associated with Custom Cutting Blocks and CT or MRI

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Does The Use of PSI Translate to Improved Clinical Results?

No Difference in Functional Scores at Short Term Follow-up
Limited number of studies available

• Limited data exist with regard to the effect of PSI on post-operative function,
improvement in pain, and patient satisfaction
• Neither of the 2 studies evaluating clinical results provided strong evidence to
support an advantage favoring the use of PSI

• There is a need for Mid- and long-term data regarding PSI’s effect on
functional outcomes and component survivorship
• Short-term data scarce

• Limited available literature does not clearly support any improvement of
post-operative pain, activity, function, or ROM when PSI is compared with
traditional instrumentation

Conclusions

• Retrospective case-control study
• 122 Total Knee Arthroplasties by one surgeon
• 44 with (PSI) vs 38 with Computer Assisted Surgery (CAS) vs 40 with manual instrumentation
• Groups were identical with regard to age, gender, diagnosis, BMI, and perioperative
management but had significantly different starting points

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Change in Score Pre to Post

33.8

43.0

36.7

NS
Pre-operative and post-operative knees scores were higher in the PSI group.
Similar improvements from pre to post-op.
Bias? Lack of randomization? Skewed results?

Pre and post-operative knee function scores were higher in the PSI group.
PSI showed a higher function score improvement when compared to manual
instrumentation (24.5 pts vs 3.8 pts)
Bias? Lack of randomization? Skewed results?

Change in ROM

1.5

1.3

2.4

Pre and post-operative range of motion was higher in the PSI group. The change in ROM
between groups was no different.

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Change in pain score

30.7

26.4

26

Pre to post-operative knees pain score improvement was higher in the PSI group but the
improvement within groups was similar.

CAS showed a more varus mechanical axis compared to manual (2.00 degrees varus vs. 0.24 degrees
valgus)
No difference found in post-operative mechanical axis between PSI and CAS, or PSI and manual groups

Conclusions
• The PSI group showed greater improvement in Knee Society function scores over
6 months when compared to manual TKA
• But the PSI group also had higher pre-operative function scores
• Lack of randomization limits conclusions

• No statistical differences seen in knee score, ROM, or pain score improvement
from pre-operative to the 6-month post-operative period among all groups
• No difference in mechanical alignment

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62 patients Smith and Nephew Genesis II TKA Visionaire(31) vs Conventional(31)
Randomized in 1:1 linear fashion
Mean follow up: short- 200+days
Results:
• No statistical difference in Satisfaction
• No statistical differences between pre-operative and post-operative KOOS scores
• Total KOOS scores (see graft)
• KOOS subscales (see graft)

• No statistical differences in VAS scores

Results
• Flexion Contracture
• Visionaire
• 13/31 (43%) unable to obtain full extension
post-operatively

• Conventional
• 6/31 (19%)

• Strict adherence to pre-operative
plan and cutting blocks as a cause
of residual flexion deformity
• Did not recut distal femur, followed
planned resection

• No statistically significant differences between groups for
• Satisfaction, Pain scores, or Functional outcome scores
• Gait, Flexion, EBL & transfusion needed, or alignment

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Biomet Signature PSI System
• Average $4000 per standard Vanguard TKA hospital contract
• General number in Houston, TX Medical Center region

• Add approximately $950 upcharge for PSI creation with Signature system
• Cost of MRI to create instrumentation-?? Cost

• 248 TKA’s by one surgeon: 126 ConforMIS TKA vs. 122 Off-the-shelf (OTS) TKA
• Retrospective review
• Data collected:
•
•
•
•
•

Length of procedure,
LOS,
Transfusions,
Cost,
Disposition

Presented at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

Results
• Demographics, LOS: No statistical differences
• Transfusion rates
• Conformis showed significantly less (2.4% ConforMIS vs 10.7% OTS)

• Adverse event rate
• Conformis showed significantly less (1.6% ConforMIS vs 13.9% OTS)
• Specific adverse events not published in abstract

• Total hospital cost
• Not statistically significant ($16,192 vs $16,240)

• Discharge disposition
• Significantly lower percentage of patients in the ConforMIS group were discharge to
acute care facilities (ConforMIS 2.4% vs 13.9% OTS)
Presented by Martin at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

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Presented by Martin at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

Conclusions
• Significantly lower transfusion rates
• Likely related to eliminating the need for intra-medullary guides
• General estimated associated cost of $2200 per blood transfusion

• Significantly lower reported adverse event rates
• Specific adverse events not defined in abstract
• Costs associated with these specific adverse events not know

• Fewer patients discharged to acute care facilities with ConforMIS
• Authors reasons for this not revealed
• Criteria for discharge to acute care facility unknown
• Estimated $16,000 per discharge to acute care facility

• No statistical difference in overall hospital costs between the two groups
Presented by Martin at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

PSI vs. OTS TKR vs. Custom TKR
• Is the difference in the cutting blocks vs. the conventional cutting systems
when an OTS type knee is still being used??
OR
• Is it the combination of PSI and a custom patient specific TKR?

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In Conclusion
• There is NO clear data that PSI demonstrates consistent improvement in
function, ROM, alignment, or patient reported outcomes in the current
literature.

• The literature is limited and short term at this time.
• The cost justification is lacking with few exceptions.
• Should the Healthcare System be paying the bill?

THANK YOU

• 20 patients by single surgeon
• 11 ConforMIS CR TKA
• 9 Off-the-shelf (OTS) CR TKA (Zimmer NexGen)

• Mobile fluoroscopic system used to analyze knee motion
• Deep knee bend
• Chair rise
• Fluorscopic 2D images were converted into 3D representation of kinematics

• Comparison of kinematics
• ROM
• Posterior femoral rollback
• Axial rotation

Presented at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

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Presented by Kurtz at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

Presented by Kurtz at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

Conclusions

• Authors conclude ConforMIS TKA patients experienced a more normal
kinematic pattern of the knee compared to an OTS TKA
• OTS TKA experienced greater variability in kinematic patterns
• No patient satisfaction or outcome scores reported
• Do differences in kinematic patterns equate to improved patient satisfaction,
function, or longevity of the implant?

Presented by Kurtz at ICJR Pan-Pacific Meeting 2014

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Robotics in UKA: Latest Advances in
Technique and Cost Efficiency
Jess H. Lonner, MD
Rothman Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Disclosure








Royalties
 Zimmer, Blue Belt Technologies
Consultant
 Zimmer, Blue Belt Technologies
Speaker’s bureau
 Zimmer, Blue Belt Technologies
Publishers: Saunders, Lippincott Williams Wilkins
 Shareholder: Blue Belt Technologies, CD Diagnostics

Growing Use of UKA in US
1998-2005


UKA utilization increased 32.5% (vs TKA: 9.4%)
Expanding use of early intervention strategies
Improved surgeon education
 Better diagnosis
 Demographics- younger, employed, restless



Riddle DL, Jiranek WA, McGlynn FJ.
J Arthroplasty 2008

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Advantages of UKA vs TKA








Tissue sparing
Safer (Lower M &M)
Rapid recovery
More normal feel
Greater functionability
Less expensive
Growing emphasis on outpatient surgery

UKA:


94% survivorship at 10-15 yrs in hands of high
volume surgeons…

…But
> Age 65

< Age 65

10-yr survivorship 77%

7-yr survivorship 74%

Ong, Lonner etal AAHKS 2014

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What Impacts the Results of UKA?

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




Pathology/Disease
Patient selection
Component design
Polyethylene quality
Surgeon experience/volume
Accuracy of implantation

Malalignment Predisposes to Failure




Coronal malalignment of tibial component >3° varus
Mechanical limb varus >8°
Posterior tibial slope >7°

Collier /Engh et al. J Arthroplasty
2006; Hernigou JBJS 2004;
Chatellard Orthop Traumatol Surg
Res 2013

Outliers in Alignment in UKA with
Conventional Methods


40-60% of cases are malaligned beyond 2° of
plan

Keene G et al JBJS Br 2006;
Cobb J et al JBJS Br 2006

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Rationale of Robotics for UKA


Simplify the procedure





Reduce the amount of instrumentation
Eliminate surgical steps

Enhance accuracy
Bone preparation/component alignment
Soft tissue balance
 Improve clinical results



Lonner JH. American Journal of Orthopedics 2009

Story of Robotics in UKA


Study in patterns that define technological
progress and innovation, in general
Declining capital and maintenance costs
Smaller space requirements
 Broadening access
 Increased utilization



Expanding Role for Robotics in
UKA


15% of UKA’s in US (2013)

www.OrthopedicNetworkNews.com. 2013

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Semi-autonomous Robotics in UKA


Mako (Mako Stryker, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
 Initial FDA approval 2005; revised 2008
 Image-based (CT scan)



Navio PFS (Blue Belt Technologies, Plymouth, MN)
 Initial FDA approval 2012
 Image-free

1st Generation Semi-Autonomous
Robotic Arm for UKA: Mako*







FDA clearance 2005
Haptic constraint
Efficient
Safe
Image-based (preop CT scan)
Closed system (metal backed, FB UKA)

*Mako Stryker, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Alignment – UKA
Conventional vs. Mako Robotic




2.6x more variability with manual techniques
(p<0.05)
Average error:



Manual: 2.7
Robot: 0.2 (p<0.0001)

(Lonner, John, Conditt CORR 2010)

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Mako Results vs Conventional UKA






RCT, 100 patients
Conventional Oxford UKA vs Robotic Mako
Postop CT to assess coronal, sagittal, rot’l
alignment
Significantly less error in tibial slope, femoral
v/v, tibial rotation (p<0.01)

Blyth MJ et al. AAOS 2013

Downsides of 1st Generation
Robotic System in US



Capital expense
Preop CT scan


Additional expense








Denials common; high copays; bundled payments
Hospitals “eat cost”

Time/Inconvenience
Radiation exposure

Closed platform

2nd Generation Robotic System:
Navio PFS








FDA clearance: 2012
Image-free (No CT scan)
Intraop registration/mapping/planning
Intraop gap balancing
Semi-autonomous
Burr Speed/Exposure control

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Navio Technique:
Surface Mapping

Dynamic Intraop Gap Balancing

Selection of Implant Size/Position
and Virtual Gap Balance

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Virtual Tracking of Femur on Tibia

Technique:
Exposure Mode

Prepared Surface

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Data???

Key Studies


Accuracy of bone preparation



Comparison of intraoperative plan for limb
alignment with postop limb alignment



Accuracy of tibial component alignment



Safety
Radiation avoidance









Pre-clinical (cadaveric specimens)

Clinical (navigated measures)
Radiographic

Study 1: Pre-Clinical Accuracy


25 cadaveric specimens



3 surgeons



Medial UKA (Tornier HLS Uni Evolution)

Lonner, Smith, Picard, Hamlin - Clin Orthop 2014

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Analysis Method


Preop plan



Postop analysis




Optical probe inserted into implant divots
Surface positions mapped
Postop position compared to plan
Lonner, Smith, Picard, Hamlin - Clin Orthop 2014

Alignment:
Vs. Other Semi-Autonomous (CT-based) Robots
and Manual
Acrobot

Manual

Flex/Ext (°)

RMS Error

NavioPFS Mako Rio
1.6

2.1

2.1

4.1

Varus/Valgus (°)

2.3

2.1

1.7

6.0

Int/Ext (°)

1.7

3.0

3.1

6.3

Prox/Dist (mm)
Ant/Post (mm)

1.3
1.3

1.0
1.6

1.0
1.8

2.8
2.4

Med/Lat (mm)

0.9

1.0

0.6

1.6

Dunbar et al J Arthrop 2012
Cobb J JBJS Br 2005
Jenny J Arthrop 2002
Lonner et al CORR 2014

Study 2: Planned versus Achieved Limb
Alignment




65 cases
Multiple surgeons
Postop limb alignment ≤1° from plan 92%
(60/65)

F Picard, A Gregori, J Bellemans, J Lonner, J Smith, D
Gonzales, A Simone, B Jaramaz – CAOS July 2014

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Study 3: Safety of Hand-Held Robot



Initial 1000 cases
No soft tissue complications

Study 4: Learning Curve




Mean of 8 procedures (range 5-11) to reach a
steady state surgical time.
Mean steady state surgical time was 50 minutes
(range 37-55 minutes)

A Gregori, F Picard, J Bellemans, J Lonner, R Marquez, J Smith, A Simone, B Jaramaz CAOS Abstract 2014

Study 5: Avoidance of Radiation from
preop CT Scans (Mako protocol)



236 scans 2011-2013
ED of radiation from LE CT scan:






4.8 +/- 3.0 mSv

25% had add’l CT scans (est cumulative ED
of 6-103 mSv)
Note: 10 mSv increases risk of fatal cancer by
1 in 2000

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Economics of Robotic Technologies


Assumptions:


Avg. Medicare payment per case: $12,500

Lien Item

1st Generation

2nd Generation

System List Price

$1,200,000

$450,000

Svc Costs (List Price)

$100,000

$45,000

CT scan

$400-$800

$0

Implant/Disposable
Costs

negotiated

negotiated

Break even on ROI

240 cases

60 cases

Costs of Care (Partial Knees)
Cohort

Mean

Hospital
$16,495
(Inpatient)
N=50
Hospital
$13,295
(Outpatient)
N=50
ASC
$9,969
N=50

Min

Max

$12,784

$28,644

$7,249

$24,758

$3,406

$15,321

Uhr A, Davis D, Lonner J. 2015

Conclusion:


Precise preoperative/intraop planning

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





Surface mapping
Gap balancing

Accurate bone preparation, implant
alignment, component positioning
Enhanced early outcomes
Impact on late results?
Cost analysis

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Conclusion: 2nd Generation Robot








Semi-autonomous system
Image-free
Cost favorable
ASC-feasible
Work flow intuitive
Implant-specific vs open platform
Expanding applications

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New Approaches:
Robotics in THA
Adam M Freedhand, MD
Assistant Professor

Disclosures
• Stryker
• Educational consultant
• OrthoSensor
• Stockholder

What are we improving?
i.e. Why robotics?

Goals of THA
Pain relief
Restoration of Function
Durable results

•
•
•

Implants
Materials

Approaches

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Areas of Improvement
• Component /
Mechanical failures

• Product recalls
• Surgical Complications

THA Issues
Lawsuits

• Component Malposition
• Leg length discrepancies
• Instability/Dislocation
Upadhyay, JOA 2007

Critical Factors
Biomechanics/Kinematics

• Implant Sizing
• Implant Positioning
• Fit
• Alignment

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Component Malposition
• Early
• LLD/Dislocation
• 4%
• Late
• Impingement/Wear
• Loosening

Component Malposition
Acetabulum

At Massachusetts General Hospital, only
36.9% of cups were in the desired zone of
placement.

Conventional Instruments
Little Guidance

• Manual instruments
inconsistent

• Outcomes depend on
alignment

• Acetabulum / Femur

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How Can We Improve?
Low and High Tech

• Surgical planning - template
• Intra-operative X-ray
• Alignment tools
• CAS
• Robotics

Robotics

•

What’s available

Think Surgical

•
•
•
•

Since 1992
Femur
Open platform

Mako

•
•
•

Since 2006
Acetabulum

Closed platform

Robotics
Advantages

• Advanced surgical
planning

• Precise robotic
machining of bone

• Improved component
placement

• Know result before
leaving the OR

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Mako / Think Surgical
• Pre-operative CT scans
• 3D virtual surgery
• Intra-operative execution of plan
• Optimize implant position
• Improve outcomes?

Accuracy and Precision
Robot vs Manual Instruments

146 hips: 75 robot, 71 manual

• Leg lengths more accurate
• Slightly better JOA Clinical scores
• Less stress shielding in the Robot
Cohort

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Patient Outcomes
Higher Harris Hip Scores, Lower Dislocation Rate

Think Surgical THA
Outcomes

• Less fractures
• Better fit/fill
• Precise placement of the femoral
component

• Size, alignment, depth of seat
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research:
September 1998 - Volume 354 - Issue - pp 82-91
Symposium: Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery: Medical Robotics and Image
Guided Surgery

Mako THA
More Cups in the Safe Zone

• Cup inclination/Version
• <5˙ from plan
• Acetabular COR
• <2mm from plan

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Robotics in THA
Workflow

• 3D surgical plan
• Exposure
• Registration
• Machining of the
bone

• Trial / Implantation
• Closure

Bone Registration
• Mako
• Pelvic array
• Acetabulum and Femur checkpoints
• Robodoc
• Femoral head armature
• CAS for acetabulum

Robotic Bone Resection
• Robodoc
• Surgeon clears workspace
• Active femur prep
• Mako
• Passive acetabular prep
• Visual, tactile and audible feedback

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Surgeon's Role
• Patient selection
• Implant selection
• Virtual Surgical Plan
• Expose / Protect /
Close tissues

• Execute / Verify
surgical Plan

Robotics
Not Experimental

•

Robodoc since 1992

•
•
•

60 units worldwide
Over 30K casesHip/Knee

Mako since 2006

•

29K cases- Knee/Hip

Industrial Revolution
Analogy
Before:

• Everything
Handmade

• Apprenticeship /
Artisans

• Variation in Quality

After:

• Mostly Machinemade

• Quality Control
• Minimize Human
error

and Outcome

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Robotic Surgical
Revolution
Before

•
•
•
•

Surgeon
Apprentices
Apprenticeship /
Artisans
Conventional
Instruments

The Future is now!

•
•
•

CAS/Robotics for
precision and
accuracy
Quality Control
Minimize Surgical
error

Variation in Quality
and Outcome

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