Surgical Skills Masters Course: Osteotomies Around the Knee presented by AOSSM and ISAKOS-Session I and Session II: Tibiofemoral Joint OA & Surgical Demonstrations

Session I and Session II: Tibiofemoral Joint OA & Surgical Demonstrations

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Video Summary

The speaker, David Parker, discusses patient-specific instrumentation and navigation in osteotomy surgeries. He explains how patient-specific instrumentation involves using custom-made instruments and guides for each patient, while navigation uses real-time imaging to guide the surgeon. Parker believes these techniques can be helpful in complex cases but are not always necessary. He emphasizes the importance of the surgeon's skill and experience. The patient in the video had a chronic knee injury and received a medial closing wedge osteotomy combined with a posterolateral corner reconstruction to correct varus alignment and stabilize the knee. The surgical procedure involved a subvastus approach, making an incision over the VMO muscle, creating an osteotomy with guided pins, and using fluoroscopy imaging to ensure accurate placement. The video provides a step-by-step guide to performing the osteotomy, focusing on careful dissection and correction measurement.

Keywords

David Parker

patient-specific instrumentation

navigation

osteotomy surgeries

custom-made instruments

real-time imaging

surgeon

complex cases

chronic knee injury

medial closing wedge osteotomy

varus alignment

stabilize the knee

subvastus approach

guided pins

fluoroscopy imaging