Las Vegas-based Nevada Orthopedic and Spine Center surgeon Ronald Hillock, MD, completed the first revision knee surgery with Exactech's Truliant instrumentation.
Here's what you should know:
1. The Truliant instruments support mechanical and computer-assisted surgery. They can be used for both primary and revision total knee arthroplasty.
2. The Truliant total knee system made its debut in May and has been used more than 600 times since its launch.
3. Exactech expects the Truliant instruments to be available in the U.S. by 2018.
4. Exactech will host live mechanical demonstrations at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting, Nov. 2 to Nov. 5 in Dallas.
Dr. Hillock said, "The case ran smoothly, and I was able to re-establish the patient's joint line in just over an hour. Truliant is a well thought out comprehensive system that allowed me to easily position the implant in the optimal position for the patient. The new offset couplers and metaphyseal cones allow for managing the complexities of implant fixation and bone loss."