NAvIGATION IN TOTAl kNEE ARTHROPlASTy

Knee arthroplasty has been indicated with growing frequency, especially over the last decade. Its success depends on various factors, such as component design, the quality of the material used to make the component, the manufacturing process, adequate patient selection and the surgical technique. Most of these are developed by the surgical material and implant industry, and the evolution of the industry has enabled great advances in the quality of the prostheses available. On the other hand, with regard to surgical technique, surgeons are the primary factor and evolution of concepts and surgical strategy are the main factors for advances. The industry has contributed towards development of surgical instruments and tools that have the aim of assisting in and improving the accomplishment of operations by surgeons. Within this field, the most significant advance over the past decade has been the emergence of navigation systems for knee arthroplasty. Computer Assisted Orthopedic Surgery (CAOS) ABSTRACT