Knee

Virtual Knee Replacement

What function should these drugs perform? Check all 3 that apply

paralytic agent to keep the patient from moving

amnestic to make the patient forget the surgery

Relaxant to make the patient happy

Why do you think knee surgery involves so many drapes?

To protect the patient's new prosthetic from hard to treat infections

What purpose do you think the perpendicular lines serve?

To make it easier to match up the skin when closing the Incision

Why do u think the two ibial components are inserted separatel instead of as one unit

The plastic spacer can be replaced when it wears out without replacing the metal part

Why do you think there are so many steps taken to ensure proper knee alignment?

Faulty alignment can produce many complications for the patient

What is the major difference between these two methods of closing the incision?

Sutures cause less scaring for cosmetic purposes

What kind of forces do you think the new knee will need to withstand?

5x the weight of the body with every step

Patient 1

What procedure would you like to do for this nice lady? We should do what we can to help reduce the patients pain and keep her active.

Anti-inflammatory drugs and possibly steroid injections

Patient 2

What procedure would you like to do for this nice lady? We should do what we can to help reduce the patients pain and increase her quality of life.

Partial knee replacement surgery

What part of the knee are we going to replace?

Medial Compartment

Now that we know what needs replacing, what are we going to replace it with? Which prosthetic is the best type to use for this patient? Remember to look through your Prosthetics Folder.

Uni-compartment knee

Patient 3

What procedures do you think would work best for this nice gentlemen?

Total knee replacement surgery

Now we need tp pick the prosthetic that will serve this patient best over the next 10-15 years. Having...