Stryker’s “Revolutionary” Computer-Assisted System (Orthopedics This Week)
Stryker Corporation says it's "revolutionary" and can helping avoid revision hip surgery.
On October 4, the company announced the launch of a computer-assisted surgery system called the Stryker Adapt for the Gamma3 Locking Nail System.
Jim Bruty, senior director of Marketing, Stryker Navigation, said the system allows surgeons to more accurately position nail and lag screws with no significant difference in procedure time during hip surgery.
Proper positioning of the lag screw in the femoral head is an important aspect of achieving positive patient outcomes, according to the company. Failure of a cephalomedullary nail may occur if the lag screw has not been properly placed within the femoral head. A "cut out" of the lag screw in the femoral head is one potential result, which may necessitate a revision surgery.
During conventional hip fracture surgery, surgeons use mechanical instruments and x-ray images to place the nail and lag screw. Stryker's new system is a computer-assisted surgery system designed to help surgeons in lag screw positioning by using Stryker's proprietary adaptive positioning technology. ...
