Ingalls Surgeon among First in Area to Perform Customized Knee Replacement Surgery; Offers Free Seminar

(August, 2010) Are you considering knee replacement surgery? You’ll want a high performance knee implant so you can return to your active life as fast as possible. Now, there is a new technologically advanced surgical procedure available at Ingalls that can meet these expectations.

Mark R. Nikkel, D.O., orthopedic surgeon on staff at the Advanced Orthopedic Institute at Ingalls is now performing knee replacement surgery with a new system that uses a patient’s MRI and X-ray images to design and build surgical instruments customized for his or her unique knee anatomy.

While every person’s knee joint has subtle differences in shape and contour, traditional surgical instruments used to place knee implants are one-size-fits-all. In the past, Dr. Nikkel would spend time during the procedure adapting to a knee’s “terrain” in order to achieve the proper placement of the implant. But now, he comes to the operating room equipped with single-use instruments, engineered exclusively for that patient’s knee.

Learn about the many benefits of this unique procedure by attending a free seminar, “Custom-Fit Knee Replacement,” to be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, at the Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center in Tinley Park. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Nikkel, who has particular expertise with knee injuries and is accomplished in joint replacement.

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