New Custom-Fit Knee Implant
Means Better, Longer-Lasting Wear
Everyone knows a custom suit is better than buying off the rack. The same applies to knee replacements.
A custom-made knee implant will wear better – and last longer – because it’s made to order.
That’s why Mark Nikkel, D.O., board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist on staff at Ingalls, now offers Visionaire Patient Match Technology.
“Every person’s knee joint has subtle differences in shape and contour, but traditional surgical instruments that are used to place knee implants are one-size-fitsall,” Dr. Nikkel explains. “Visionaire technology uses MRI and X-ray images of a patient’s knee to design and build surgical instruments that are customized for a patient’s unique knee anatomy.”
During traditional knee replacement surgery, an orthopedic surgeon spends time adapting the patient’s knee to fit the new implant. But with Visionaire, the surgeon comes to the operating room with surgical instruments engineered exclusively for the patient’s knee and an implant that matches the knee’s dimensions.
“With computer-guided precision, the knee implant is then carefully put in place,” he added. “That is very important because a misaligned implant can cause pain and instability, and will eventually fail. My patients have had incredible success with Visionaire.”
John Rees of Tinley Park said his arthritis had worn down his right knee joint to “bone on bone.” “It was intolerable,” he explained. “I knew surgery was the only option.”
“It took almost a month to create the special instruments and implant that were designed for my knee.”
John quickly graduated from walker to crutches to cane in a matter of days and is looking forward to playing 18 holes again in the spring.
“I have the utmost confidence in Dr. Nikkel,” he said.
Livanda Yarbrough of South Holland agrees. A veteran emergency room nurse, Livanda says both of her knee joints were damaged from constant running. In fact, they were so bad she needed two knee replacement surgeries in 2009. The left knee was replaced in June, using traditional surgical methods; and the right knee in September, using the new Visionaire knee.
“Dr. Nikkel told me the recovery would be quicker and less painful with the Visionaire,” she recalls. “I was up walking the night of surgery. Afterward, I used a walker for three days and a cane for one day, compared to one month with a walker and another month-and-a-half with a cane the first time around.”
Benefits of the new knee system include less pain, a quicker recovery, and a longer-lasting implant. And, because Visionaire delivers pre-sized, pre-aligned instruments, surgery time is shortened, reducing a patient’s time under anesthesia.
“The technology is truly groundbreaking,” Dr. Nikkel added.
For more information, call Ingalls Care Connection at 1.800.221.2199.Success Stories
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