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Orthopedics >> Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery
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CentraState is the first New Jersey hospital to offer computer-assisted, minimally invasive knee replacement surgery using the Ci System by iOrthopaedics. Patients who undergo the procedure tend to recover more quickly and may enjoy the greatest long-term outcome success—an important consideration as people age and seek to maintain mobility and an active lifestyle.
CentraState also offers the Zimmer®Gender SolutionsTMKnee, the first and only knee replacement shaped and sized to fit a woman's anatomy.
For patients suffering from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sports- and exercise-related injuries and other posttraumatic arthritis, minimally invasive computer-assisted knee surgery is good news. Approximately 300,000 people in the United States require knee replacement each year.
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Enhanced Accuracy & Success
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Computer-assisted surgery capitalizes on new high-precision technology and vast improvements in prosthetic design and components. Misalignment is a leading cause of joint replacement failure, resulting in the need for additional surgeries or "revisions." The computer serves as a tool to support the surgeon's own skill and judgment in making the surgery more accurate.
During computer-assisted surgery, an infrared camera tracks sensors attached to a patient's femur and tibia. These sensors register, or create an image of, the knee joint, when is displayed on a monitor. The process allows the surgeon to see parts of the bone that are visually inaccessible, to check the accuracy of a cut and even test the stability and tension of the knee joint on the display.
The computer suggests to the surgeon the optimum location for an incision, further improving the accuracy of this highly precise procedure. The surgery eliminates the need to use an intramedullary rod as a guide to cut the bone, resulting in less bleeding, pain and bone trauma, and eliminating the incidence of risky fat embolisms in patients.
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By performing the procedure using minimally invasive techniques, the surgeon reduces the amount of cutting involved, which helps to minimize scarring, post-operative pain and the possibility of infection. This process also allows most patients to recover mobility and range of motion more quickly. Patients who undergo minimally invasive knee replacement may leave the hospital in as few as two days following the procedure, while patients who undergo the traditional open surgery are typically hospitalized for four-and-a-half days. Additionally, recovery time may be reduced by up to two months.
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CentraState is the first New Jersey hospital to offer computer-assisted, minimally invasive hip replacement surgery using the Ci System by iOrthopaedics. Patients who undergo the procedure tend to recover more quickly and may enjoy the greatest long-term outcome success—an important consideration as people age and seek to maintain mobility and an active lifestyle.
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Enhanced Accuracy & Success
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Computer-assisted surgery capitalizes on new high-precision technology and vast improvements in prosthetic design and components. Misalignment is a leading cause of joint replacement failure, resulting in the need for additional surgeries or "revisions." The computer serves as a tool to support the surgeon's own skill and judgment in making the surgery more accurate.
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By performing the procedure using minimally invasive techniques, the surgeon reduces the amount of cutting involved, which helps to minimize scarring, post-operative pain and the possibility of infection. While traditional hip surgery involves a 10- to 12-inch incision, the minimally invasive procedure uses only a four-inch incision on the patient's back, or two-inch incisions on both the front and the back of the hip. Other advantages for most patients include a shorter hospital stay, faster recovery of mobility and range of motion, and an earlier return to normal activities.
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For more information on hip replacement surgery at The Total Joint Center of New Jersey at CentraState, call (866) CENTRA7.
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