ApolloKnee™ total knee replacement
Life beyond limitations
What is ApolloKnee?
Making the decision to have a total knee replacement is a critical step forward in getting your active lifestyle back. In a world filled with surgical solutions, there’s much to consider. Outcomes and patient satisfaction are at the top of the list.
Apollo™ is built on a platform of clinical success in knee replacement, where patients reported an overall satisfaction rate above 97%1, compared to traditional methods which average 81%2.
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Includes the world’s ONLY robotic ligament balancer that can assess balance throughout the full range of motion
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Helps surgeons achieve more consistent results with greater accuracy3
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Generates a personalized surgical plan for each patient
Patient-specific knee replacement
Designed to go beyond alignment to deliver personalized dynamic balance. We combine optimal planning, precise implementation and continuous learning to achieve the forgotten knee.
How does Apollo™ work?
Your unique anatomy
At the start of the operation, the surgeon traces the surface of your knee with a pencil-like tool to produce a 3D model of your knee.
The surgeon will then robotically assess how tense or loose your knee is through the entire range of motion. This dynamic measurement allows the surgeon to assess your knee beyond what can be captured in a preoperative scan.
Patient-specific planning
Combining the 3D model with your range of motion data, the surgeon uses Apollo to adjust the planned placement of your total knee components. This results in a personalized surgical plan designed for your best fit, function, and stability.
Robotic precision
With the plan in place, the surgeon can use the Apollo robotic cutting guide to assist with the removal of the arthritic knee surfaces.
The precision of this guide is important to ensure the implant plan is carried out within accuracy that has been shown to be significantly better than other knee replacement procedures available.4
Once the damaged bone surface has been replaced with your total knee components the surgeon will take the knee through a final range of motion assessment to compare pre- and post-operative balance.
Balance is everything
One of the most important factors for a successful total knee replacement is to ensure the ligaments and other soft tissues have equal tensions on both sides of the knee. If the ligaments are tighter on one side, they can cause pain and even reduce the length of time the implant lasts.5
To solve this tightness issue, often surgeons make tiny incisions in the tight ligaments to try and make them the same tension as the looser ligaments on the other side. Unfortunately, these small incisions are imprecise, and may lead to additional swelling and pain.
ApolloKnee is the only knee procedure that has a robotic instrument, the BalanceBot™ to help your surgeon assess and balance your knee. This device is designed to reduce the need for these additional incisions in your ligaments.
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Patient flyer
Find a surgeon using ApolloKnee
Corin is committed to providing surgeons and hospital staff with the latest technology for total joint replacement. To find a surgeon using Corin technology in your area, use the link below.
Please note that the surgeon finder is currently limited to United States only.
References
- Keggi JM, Wakelin EA, Koenig JA, Lawrence JM, Randall AL, Ponder CE, DeClaire JH et al. “Impact of intra-operative predictive ligament balance on post-operative balance and patient outcome in TKA: a prospective multicenter study”. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Jul 13. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-04043-3
- Keggi JM et al. Predictive Ligament Balancing in Robotic TKA – One Year Clinical Outcomes from a Multicenter Study. EPiC Series in Health Sciences, Volume 4, 2020, Pages 160-164. CAOS 2020.The 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery
- Koulalis D, O’Loughlin PF, Plaskos C, Kendoff D, Pearle AD. “Adjustable cutting
blocks for computer-navigated total knee arthroplasty a cadaver study”.
J Arthroplasty. 2010 Aug;25(5):807-11. 4 - Clarke, “Robotic vs Computer assisted Navigation in TKA, Intraoperative Efficiency and Accuracy”, ISRN Orthopedics Colume 2013, Article ID 794827
- Babazadeh et al. The relevance of ligament balancing in total knee arthroplasty: how important is it? A systematic review of the literature.Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2009.
Please note that ApolloKnee availability may vary. It is important to check with your doctor to determine which treatment options are available in your area.
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