Minimally Invasive Technology

Minimally Invasive Surgery: Reducing Trauma to Your Knees

OMNIlife science implants and instruments have been designed with minimally invasive surgical techniques in mind. Minimally invasive approaches vary, but in general, they reduce the extent to which the surgeon must disrupt the soft tissue surrounding the knee. Minimizing soft tissue disruption during surgery should result in a reduction in post-operative pain, improved recovery time and may get you back to normal activity sooner. Depending upon the surgeons' individual techniques, our standard APEX Knee Instrumentation can reduce the incision required to replace your knee from the usual 6-8" to as little as 3-4" while not forcing your surgeon to alter the surgical techniques that he is accustomed to.

The potential benefits of minimally invasive surgical approaches to knee replacement are:

• Shorter hospital stays
• Earlier mobilization
• Accelerated recovery process
• Less blood loss
• Reduction of scar tissue