PeekMed
PeekMed has proven accurate and reproducible in recommending the optimal procedure for HTO (High Tibial Osteotomy), according to a new scientific paper published in the Video Journal of Sports Medicine by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. By utilizing PeekMed, surgeons can avoid over/under corrections and excessive joint line obliquity, ensuring the best outcome for each patient undergoing HTO.
Inadequate deformity analysis and planning before HTO can lead to correction errors and unsatisfactory clinical results. A partial deformity analysis that fails to account for femoral or intra-articular deformities may result in overcorrection or excessive joint line obliquity. The Institut du Mouvement et l'appareil Locomoteur (IML) conducted a study to describe deformity analysis and preoperative planning for HTO.
The study detailed the inclusion of anatomical landmarks in PeekMed, which allows accurate and reproducible angular value measurements. The system’s automatic knee osteotomy planning feature analyzes both the tibial and femoral metaphyseal deformities, providing recommendations for the optimal procedure and degree of openness to achieve the desired mechanical axis without inducing excessive joint line obliquity in HTO cases.
The authors of the study emphasized the value of semiautomated planning systems like PeekMed for angular value measurements in HTO. These systems have become highly regarded for their precision and ease of use.
As a final note, PeekMed congratulates the study’s authors: Grégoire Micicoi, MD-PHD, Pierre Martz, MD-PHD, Christophe Jacquet, MD, Levi Reina Fernandes, MD, Raghbir Khakha, MD, and Matthieu Ollivier, MD-PHD, Prof.
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