LegTutor Complements New Knee Replacement Surgery

A new robotic surgeon has been performing operations with astounding results, cutting the knee replacement surgery recovery time in patients down drastically. Patients are checking themselves into the OR, undergoing the surgery and leaving on the same day. Some already walking out of the doors only with the aid of a cane.
Rio the robot has been completing knee replacement surgeries while under the supervision of skilled human surgeons in many hospitals across the United States. Prior to the surgery, a CT scan gives the doctors a 3D view of the knee. What makes the surgery easier and more precise are computer sensors that show doctors exactly where the knee is. Sensors keep running during the knee surgery updating the data in real time. Rio tracks the entire operation to ensure pinpoint accuracy throughout. The entire procedure is mapped before the first incision is made.
Rio, the robot, does the cutting to completely eliminate human error. The new knee is added once the “bad” parts of the knee are removed. The patient is stitched up and after a few hours of recovery the patient is already well underway with the aid of a physical therapist. One man in an Indiana hospital was walking around on his new knee with a cane after 6 hours.
Physicians believe the addition of the robotic surgeon will revolutionize knee surgery in future years. Patients receiving the procedure don’t even need general anesthesia; an epidural is enough to dull pain throughout the surgery. Patients who are looking for quick pain relief are optimistic that knee replacement surgery recovery will be greatly reduced because of the robo-doctors.
More traditional knee replacement surgery recovery periods may range from several weeks to many months, with a long period of physical therapy. However that physical therapy can be complemented by the LEGTUTOR which can complement the new surgery technique.
The LEGTUTOR system is a key component of physical therapy after total knee replacement. The LEGTUTOR is an ergonomic wearable leg brace accompanied with dedicated rehabilitation software. The LEGTUTOR rehabilitation concept is based on performing controlled exercise rehabilitation practice at a patient customized level with real time accurate feedback on the patient’s performance. This means that the LEGTUTOR system allows the physical therapist to prescribe a leg rehabilitation program customized to the patient’s knee and hip movement ability at their stage of rehabilitation. The LEGTUTOR uses biofeedback to keep the patient motivated to do the exercise practice with the exercises designed in the form of challenging games that are suitable for a wide variety of other neurological and orthopedic injury and disease as well as post trauma and orthopedic surgery.
The LEGTUTOR is also used by physical and occupational therapists in combination with the HANDTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR for upper and lower extremity rehabilitation. The TUTOR system is used by many leading rehabilitation centers worldwide and has full FDA and CE certification. It is designed for children and adults and can be used at home supported by telerehabilitation. See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM for more information.