3. Declaration of Interest
I declare that in the past three years I have:
• No shares in an implant company
• No received royalties from an implant company
• I have given paid educational presentations for
Stryker knee products
• Received institutional support from: Royal
Infirmary Edinburgh Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
fellowship – funded through the NHS and
sponsored via the College of Surgeons
Edinburgh
• I use Stryker Knee in Public and Private Practice
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4. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
reports 1 in 11 Australians have osteoarthritis,
approximately 2.2 million people.
Knee Arthritis
5. Where do Orthopaedic Surgeons fit in?
What are the surgical arthroplasty options
available for patients?
How do we perform the operations?
What does the future hold?
Knee Arthritis
6. Where does Ortho fit?
When non-operative treatment has been
exhausted
When the patient is likely to benefit from
replacement
15. Surgical Approach
Spinal or General Anaesthetic
1 to 1.5 hours to perform
Full pre-operative work-up
CT Scan if using robotics
Position supine on the operating table with bolster
to support the knee
24. Robotic Replacement
Haptic arm
Accurate to 1mm and 1
degree
Based on a pre-operative CT
Gives data about ligament
balancing and component
positioning
drstevens@melbourneboneandjoint.com