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February 5 a 2009

New Knee Surgery

Local hospital offers resurfacing
knee implant surgery.

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surgery on Dec. 2 and was back to
MC Huron Valley-Sinai
work within eight days. Typically,
Hospital announced the
first Michigan implantation
knee replacement surgery with stan-
dard implants can be not
of a patient-specific, partial
only invasive, but also take
knee resurfacing implant
patients up to six weeks to
designed and manufactured
by ConforMlS, Inc. The novel
begin walking again.
"Going into the surgery, I
implant system is intended
was nervous about the length
for patients suffering from
of recovery. December is a
the earlier stages of osteoar-
crucial month for my busi-
thritis of the knee, a condi-
ness and I was thrilled with
tion that affects more than 27
how quickly I was able to get
million adults in the United
back to my normal life said
States.
Alice. "Now, nearly six weeks
On Nov. 18, Drs. Ronald
after my surgery, I am experi-
Lederman and Mark
encing almost no pain in my
Kwartowitz, orthopedic sur-
knee:'
geons at Huron Valley-Sinai
Massachusetts-based
Hospital in Commerce, per-
ConforMlS, Inc. has devel-
formed the first local implan-
oped a full line of implants
tation of the iUni. The iUni
that
are designed to treat
is the only personalized uni-
all stages of osteoarthri-
compartmental knee resur-
facing implant on the market. Dr. Kwa rtowitz tis. ConforMlS implants
are developed utilizing a
The implant is designed as a
computer modeling system
bone-sparing alternative to a
and proprietary software to
traditional total knee replace-
extract individual information from
ment for early intervention patients
CT or MR images.
whose arthritic damage is limited to
This "image-to-implant" technol-
just one compartment of the knee.
ogy provides a 3D image of the knee.
The iUni resurfaces only the affect-
This image is used to guide the design
ed areas, preserving far more bone
and manufacture of a personalized
on both the femur and tibia than
implant that conforms to the exact
traditional total knee replacement
shape and size of the individual
surgery. It also preserves all of the
patient. Because of its precise size and
patient's ligaments, helping to main-
shape, a ConforMlS implant reduces
tain a more natural feeling knee, and
the need for tissue resection and
safeguards options for future surgical
preserves more of a patient's natural
procedures.
anatomy.
Since the first implantation in
Huron Valley-Sinai is the first
November, seven patients have
received ConforMlS implants at Huron hospital in the region to offer the
ConforMlS implants.
Valley-Sinai Hospital.
"This new technology is an asset
"Unicompartmental knees can
to Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and
prove to be clinically challenging, but
the Detroit Medical Center. Our work
with the advanced technology the
with ConforMlS demonstrates our
ConforMlS system offers, the guess-
continued commitment to introduc-
work of finding the right placement
ing the most advanced and patient-
and size of the implant is eliminated:'
friendly orthopedic technologies to
said Dr. Lederman. "With the iUni,
each implant is custom made to fit the the greater Detroit area;' said Lynn M.
Torossian, president, Huron Valley-
patient, allowing the opportunity for
Sinai Hospital.
a minimally invasive procedure that
"We look forward to upholding
enables rapid recovery and shortened
our leadership in orthopedics with
rehabilitation time."
this innovative line of personalized
Alice Gambee, a patient of
Lederman, underwent her iUni
implants."