TS-054471 — Knee templating is used as part of t
he pre-operative planning for knee replacement to determine t
he best fit for an implant. T
he current assistive devices used to determine fit are unre
liable and inaccurate for proper patient fit. A new device is suggested to overcome t
hese
limitations.
Over 600,000 knee replacements are performed per year. As part of the pre-operative planning for surgery, x-ray images are taken to determine the proper fit for the implant. Even with the use of a calibration ball, this knee templating procedure remains inaccurate and unreliable for a number of re…