Sponsored content More personalized, accurate knee surgery with robotics Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & thire-dimensinal repersentaliom of the Neurosurgery leads cutting edge, robotic assisted total knee replacements kne. This allows physicians to map cst a potient's exact, and unkque, anatomy before operating The robotic data is epecially important for patient satisfaction. Thongh most patients do very well with total knee By Kimberly Nicoletti Brought to you by Val Sunmit Orthopandies & Neuro lacements, nationwide, aboMit 15% to urgny espress pain, discomfort, mechani- cal sensations or stiffness. Granted, only abouit 10% of VSON patients experss Vail-Summit Orthopaedies & Neurosur- such dissatisfaction, but with ROSA, that ry has alwaps been a kader in cutting edge surgery, and now it's pruviding more personalized and even more accurate total knee replacements with its Zim- mer Biomet Robotie Surgikal Assistant (ROSA). amber is expected to decrease, Cafferky notes that ROSA helps provide a more scientifically halanced total kne leading to highly satisfied patients who are alle to successfully return to the activities they kwe, like skiing, hiking and geling INCREASED PRECISION AND DATA Dr. Nathan Cafferky recently published a "Our patients already do better than na- tional outeomes, but with roboties, we're paper highlighting the henefits of using ROSA in the peer-reviwed journal Case Reports in Orthopedies His stuly, which incluked five total kne mplacements, showed how ROSA alkws bleesling. Patients have a faster get up and ROSA was initially designed to be used Caflerky has trained surgeons from ac ROSA provides surgeons with scientific data and precision that leads to improved koking to do even better, Caffesky said, "We're seeing patients recver faster with less soft tissue trauma and not as much outcomes for patients who undergo total knee replacement. (photo courtesy of Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery) positioning by using al-time, scientifie lata to gukle the accuracy of the sur- surgeons even more precise knee implant faster range of motion impnwements and less ned for post op manipalations. in neurosurgery, due to its very small - 0,5 millimeter- margin of error, They appear to be performing better than meuning that it is very safe,"he said. "My the United States and around the gkobe as they launch ROSA techology in their communities. Rvns werk. For instance, ROSA lets sur- omentional total knee replacements geos know that the tension they place on and have a better quality of life, as far as job in the early phases of cadanerie eval- ation was to try to turn a Neurisurgery Robotic Arm into an Orthopaelic Ro- bxtie Arm, With great success, the FDA "'s been a great privikge anl experiene to get to interact and train surgevns from aInd the workl. Not only do I get to appevned the ROSA in Jamary 2019, and teach othen, but these surgrons also get to teach me something as well" he said. athleties." each of the ligaments is exact and helps them make more pune bone cuts. Bekore So far, shoet-term reenery seems faster and patients appear more satisfied kng ROSA, surgons used their medical thus our patients at Vail Summit Ortho- expertise to determine if ligament tensien term, but Calferky will continue to folkm paelies and Neurosurgery are benetiting ROSA, which is comprised of a base unit with a mbotie arm, can position cutting guikdes for the most accurate bony cuts, and provide oljective information on the ligamentous balancing at cach step, hut Callerky is still doing and performing the Sungery. Cafferky likens sargery before and after ROSA to ging from paper maps to GPS "The most exiting aspert is the oljective data I get during surgery," he said. "The experience is much more streamlined, sei- was appeopriate. up with long-term outeome studies. from this techuokgo" "Historically, surgeots have relied on their training, and hanve used a more "We'll peobahily see faster teovery short- term, and more reproducilble long-term subjective artistic approach to evaluation outoomes, meaning a higher percentage of patients get back to a more satisfying lifestyke. Howener, proopective stulies In April 2019. Vail Health purchased the Zimmer Biomet ROSA, making it one of the first in the nation to acquire the ligamentous tension. "Callerky said. "ROSA provides the saurgeon with re- the tecdnology. By the first week in Mag 2019, Cafferky had successfully eom- al-time objective data on the ligamentos (are necessary) to see if we have scientilk. pleted his first robot-asoisted total knee balancing and gives the surgron seientifie statistically significance comparing con ventional total knee replacement patients to ROSA assisted total knee replacement sunories, becase we are only a year into Our stuuly right now," he said. "Tim actively replacement surgeries are very gooxd at re imuled in multi-center studies, kooking replacement. "I was one of the first users in the country, and world, to adopt this technokogy and have heen secing our patients benetit siner," Callerky sas. "Olber surgevs from arcund North America, and anund entific, and more personalized. Now I can the ghobe are also secing the henefits, and tell a potient with contidence that your many visiting surgeons are coming to confidence that the knwe replacement is well bolaneed and personalized to cach indivikdual patient." Comentional and nbtie total kiee storing alignment, but total knee replace at our patients outeomes." ment is functionally a soft tissue balane knee is scientifically balanced and person- alized for yoni. I lune scientifie evidene to support that." ing surgery, so it eomes down to what the LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF surgevn feels is acceptable. Eacdi surgeons INNOVATIVE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Vail to leam how we are improving ur assessment of a knce may feel different during surgery, but with oboties, we're putting numbers on that feel." Cafferky said. "I think that has been the missing link in total knee replacement Mrgery." putient experience with ROSA. Dr. Cafferky has been on the cutting elor of robotie surgical assistant technokgy: even before the FIA cleared it for use in total knee replacements in Jumary 2019. He is a cotsultant for Zimmer lomet and belped Zimmer Hiomet evaluate the safety and aceurmy of the ROSA total knee nplacements through cadaverie stulies and evaluations, which ultimately led to FDA approval in January of 2019. ABOUT NATHAN CAFFERKY, M.D. FAAOS As a total joint surgeon who specializes in adult reconstruction, Dr. Cafferky focuses on hip and knee replacements at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery. A native of Portland, Ore., Dr. Cafferky attended medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California and completed his residency and fellowship training in joints and adult reconstruction at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He serves as a U.S. Ski Team physician and a Team Summit Colorado physician. BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES Prior to surgery, HOSA cunverts -rays - rather than an expensive MRI or a high-radiation CT scan into a ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE WALK-INS WELCOME ACCIDENTS DON'T WAIT FOR APPOINTMENTS at Edwards & Vail Locations During Hours of Operation Vail | 970.476.7220 K VAIL-SUMMIT Edwards | 970.509.3240 ORTHOPAEDICS& NEUROSURGERY vsortho.com| vourgentcare.com Sponsored content More personalized, accurate knee surgery with robotics Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & thire-dimensinal repersentaliom of the Neurosurgery leads cutting edge, robotic assisted total knee replacements kne. This allows physicians to map cst a potient's exact, and unkque, anatomy before operating The robotic data is epecially important for patient satisfaction. Thongh most patients do very well with total knee By Kimberly Nicoletti Brought to you by Val Sunmit Orthopandies & Neuro lacements, nationwide, aboMit 15% to urgny espress pain, discomfort, mechani- cal sensations or stiffness. Granted, only abouit 10% of VSON patients experss Vail-Summit Orthopaedies & Neurosur- such dissatisfaction, but with ROSA, that ry has alwaps been a kader in cutting edge surgery, and now it's pruviding more personalized and even more accurate total knee replacements with its Zim- mer Biomet Robotie Surgikal Assistant (ROSA). amber is expected to decrease, Cafferky notes that ROSA helps provide a more scientifically halanced total kne leading to highly satisfied patients who are alle to successfully return to the activities they kwe, like skiing, hiking and geling INCREASED PRECISION AND DATA Dr. Nathan Cafferky recently published a "Our patients already do better than na- tional outeomes, but with roboties, we're paper highlighting the henefits of using ROSA in the peer-reviwed journal Case Reports in Orthopedies His stuly, which incluked five total kne mplacements, showed how ROSA alkws bleesling. Patients have a faster get up and ROSA was initially designed to be used Caflerky has trained surgeons from ac ROSA provides surgeons with scientific data and precision that leads to improved koking to do even better, Caffesky said, "We're seeing patients recver faster with less soft tissue trauma and not as much outcomes for patients who undergo total knee replacement. (photo courtesy of Vail Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery) positioning by using al-time, scientifie lata to gukle the accuracy of the sur- surgeons even more precise knee implant faster range of motion impnwements and less ned for post op manipalations. in neurosurgery, due to its very small - 0,5 millimeter- margin of error, They appear to be performing better than meuning that it is very safe,"he said. "My the United States and around the gkobe as they launch ROSA techology in their communities. Rvns werk. For instance, ROSA lets sur- omentional total knee replacements geos know that the tension they place on and have a better quality of life, as far as job in the early phases of cadanerie eval- ation was to try to turn a Neurisurgery Robotic Arm into an Orthopaelic Ro- bxtie Arm, With great success, the FDA "'s been a great privikge anl experiene to get to interact and train surgevns from aInd the workl. Not only do I get to appevned the ROSA in Jamary 2019, and teach othen, but these surgrons also get to teach me something as well" he said. athleties." each of the ligaments is exact and helps them make more pune bone cuts. Bekore So far, shoet-term reenery seems faster and patients appear more satisfied kng ROSA, surgons used their medical thus our patients at Vail Summit Ortho- expertise to determine if ligament tensien term, but Calferky will continue to folkm paelies and Neurosurgery are benetiting ROSA, which is comprised of a base unit with a mbotie arm, can position cutting guikdes for the most accurate bony cuts, and provide oljective information on the ligamentous balancing at cach step, hut Callerky is still doing and performing the Sungery. Cafferky likens sargery before and after ROSA to ging from paper maps to GPS "The most exiting aspert is the oljective data I get during surgery," he said. "The experience is much more streamlined, sei- was appeopriate. up with long-term outeome studies. from this techuokgo" "Historically, surgeots have relied on their training, and hanve used a more "We'll peobahily see faster teovery short- term, and more reproducilble long-term subjective artistic approach to evaluation outoomes, meaning a higher percentage of patients get back to a more satisfying lifestyke. Howener, proopective stulies In April 2019. Vail Health purchased the Zimmer Biomet ROSA, making it one of the first in the nation to acquire the ligamentous tension. "Callerky said. "ROSA provides the saurgeon with re- the tecdnology. By the first week in Mag 2019, Cafferky had successfully eom- al-time objective data on the ligamentos (are necessary) to see if we have scientilk. pleted his first robot-asoisted total knee balancing and gives the surgron seientifie statistically significance comparing con ventional total knee replacement patients to ROSA assisted total knee replacement sunories, becase we are only a year into Our stuuly right now," he said. "Tim actively replacement surgeries are very gooxd at re imuled in multi-center studies, kooking replacement. "I was one of the first users in the country, and world, to adopt this technokogy and have heen secing our patients benetit siner," Callerky sas. "Olber surgevs from arcund North America, and anund entific, and more personalized. Now I can the ghobe are also secing the henefits, and tell a potient with contidence that your many visiting surgeons are coming to confidence that the knwe replacement is well bolaneed and personalized to cach indivikdual patient." Comentional and nbtie total kiee storing alignment, but total knee replace at our patients outeomes." ment is functionally a soft tissue balane knee is scientifically balanced and person- alized for yoni. I lune scientifie evidene to support that." ing surgery, so it eomes down to what the LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF surgevn feels is acceptable. Eacdi surgeons INNOVATIVE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY Vail to leam how we are improving ur assessment of a knce may feel different during surgery, but with oboties, we're putting numbers on that feel." Cafferky said. "I think that has been the missing link in total knee replacement Mrgery." putient experience with ROSA. Dr. Cafferky has been on the cutting elor of robotie surgical assistant technokgy: even before the FIA cleared it for use in total knee replacements in Jumary 2019. He is a cotsultant for Zimmer lomet and belped Zimmer Hiomet evaluate the safety and aceurmy of the ROSA total knee nplacements through cadaverie stulies and evaluations, which ultimately led to FDA approval in January of 2019. ABOUT NATHAN CAFFERKY, M.D. FAAOS As a total joint surgeon who specializes in adult reconstruction, Dr. Cafferky focuses on hip and knee replacements at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery. A native of Portland, Ore., Dr. Cafferky attended medical school at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Southern California and completed his residency and fellowship training in joints and adult reconstruction at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He serves as a U.S. Ski Team physician and a Team Summit Colorado physician. BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES Prior to surgery, HOSA cunverts -rays - rather than an expensive MRI or a high-radiation CT scan into a ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE WALK-INS WELCOME ACCIDENTS DON'T WAIT FOR APPOINTMENTS at Edwards & Vail Locations During Hours of Operation Vail | 970.476.7220 K VAIL-SUMMIT Edwards | 970.509.3240 ORTHOPAEDICS& NEUROSURGERY vsortho.com| vourgentcare.com