Dual Incision MIS Hip Replacement with Stryker Navigation

A Breakthrough Hip Replacement Procedure

First Seen Live Webcast: Tuesday, November 16, 2004, 3:30 CST, 4:30 EST (21:30 UTC)

Dual Incision MIS Hip Replacement

St. Cloud, Minnesota- St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota webcasted its first Dual Incision Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery with the Stryker Navigation system on November 16, 2004, at 4:30pm EST. Dr. Joseph P. Nessler, St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates, performed the surgery. Dr. Frank R. Kolisek, Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, moderated the procedure. The combination of a dual incision minimally invasive procedure with the electronic imaging of navigation is redefining the world of total hip replacement.

A surgical procedure is successful when a surgeon achieves the right combination of implant, technique and patient. The dual incision approach in this procedure is not only muscle sparing, but also minimizes trauma to soft tissue and may allow patients to rehabilitate faster. Dr. Kolisek helped participating surgeons better understand patient selection criteria for minimally invasive procedures and how they should approach minimally invasive surgery as opposed to traditional hip replacement surgery.

"This new technique will also shorten the learning curve for surgeons," said Dr. Nessler. It allows the surgeon to operate on a patient in a lateral position, much like traditional total hip replacement procedures. Other minimally invasive two incision techniques require the patient to be in a supine position, forcing surgeons to re-orient themselves and learn a significantly new method of operation.

Dr. Nessler further increases the reproducibility of this procedure by using Stryker Navigation systems, as opposed to the traditional fluoroscopy, for optimal stem and cup positioning, precise assessment of leg length, and intra-operative assessment of stability and ROM of the joint. "Adding surgical navigation, further assured us that the components were going into the appropriate position without exposing ourselves, or the operating team, to any radiation from fluoroscopy," said Dr. Nessler.

Additional hands-on training and education will provide the tools needed to perform total hip replacements that offer younger, more active patients faster lifestyle recovery.

Watch the archive of the webcast today.