What is the purpose of "resection landmarks"? - ANSWERThey are used to compute condylar resection thickness, based on the planned implant position
Which of the following is the appropriate location for the "femur knee center" landmark? - ANSWERThe most distal point in the trochlea in both the co...
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What is the purpose of "resection landmarks"? - ANSWERThey are used to compute
condylar resection thickness, based on the planned implant position
Which of the following is the appropriate location for the "femur knee center" landmark?
- ANSWERThe most distal point in the trochlea in both the coronal and sagittal window
There are a total of eight CT landmarks? - ANSWERTrue
What is the main difference between "estimated cartilage" and "bone resection"? -
ANSWER"Estimated cartilage" adds 2 mm of estimated cartilage thickness to resection
values
By visualizing the resection points, magenta spheres are displayed on the bone. The
position of
these spheres is derived from: - ANSWERResection landmarks
The femur mechanical axis is defined by "hip center" and which CT landmark? -
ANSWERFemur Knee Center
How does the MPS select the distal femoral resection landmarks for the femur? -
ANSWEROn the most distal part of the respective plane avoiding osteophytes on the
center of the
condyle where the implant would sit
Tibial proximal resection landmarks are defined as: - ANSWERPoints coronally aligned
with a location 2/3 posterior on the proximal lateral plateau
The Mako System should be positioned on the operative side for a robotic-arm assisted
TKA. - ANSWERTrue
When verifying the femoral checkpoint to enter bone prep, the checkpoint result is
greater than
1.0mm. This could have occurred if the checkpoint was not put into "hard" and "solid"
bone? - ANSWERTrue
The tolerance for getting the "checkpoint too close to cut" error is_____? -
ANSWER5mm
Which work@lows in the TKA application take into account soft tissue balancing?
(check all that
, apply) - ANSWERDistal/tibia cut first
Pre-resection balancing
You suspect a moved checkpoint, put the following in order to solve the problem: -
ANSWER1.
Walk three planes in bone registration to con@irm registration is still valid
2.
Reseat checkpoint, con@irming good hard bone and clear of soft tissue
3.
Clear checkpoint
4.
Recapture/verify checkpoint
Which arrays must be visible to see Mako System position values in the "RIO setup"
page? (Select all
that apply) - ANSWERFemoral array
Tibial array
Base array
The extension bar of the leg positioner must be used for every procedure? -
ANSWERFalse
When verifying the femoral checkpoint to enter bone prep, the checkpoint result is
greater than
1.0mm. This could have occurred if the femoral array was bumped? - ANSWERTrue
After completing bone registration of the femur, the registration result is greater than
1mm. this
could have occurred if the hip center landmark was not taken correctly? - ANSWERTrue
The combined accuracy check ensures the accuracy of which component? -
ANSWERThe camera & robotic arm
The MPS suspects a bumped base array, put the following steps in order to solve the
problem: - ANSWERConfirm stability of base array, check Vizadisc
Confirm integrity of cutting tool and assembly
Retighten the array
Re-register Rio
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