William B. Lutes, DO, has developed HipAlign technology to help with hip surgery, according to Kenosha News.
Here are five notes:
1. HipAlign is a hand-held computerized navigational system that uses accelerometers and gyroscopes to assist surgeons in placing hip components in a more precise manner.
2. The hand-held computer with a calibrated probe allows the surgeon to take data point readings along the pelvic crest to precisely measure pelvic tilt, leg length and offset. During surgery, the surgeon has real-time data feedback that ensures hip components are in the correct placement.
3. Dr. Lutes began using the device with his patients last December, and he is the first surgeon in the United States to use the device for direct anterior hip replacement.
4. Applying this technology to anterior total hip replacements came about through a collaboration between Dr. Lutes and the technology's manufacturer, Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based OrthAlign.
5. Dr. Lutes earned his medical degree from Des Moines (Iowa) University - Osteopathic Medical Center and completed his residency at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich. He currently practices at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, Wis.