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News & Events: Dr. Nessler's Research

Research

• A Cadaveric Study Using Navigation to Compare ROM in Hip Resurgacing vs. THA, 2009
• Implant Position in LIS Hip Surgery Showed Reduced Variability When Using Surgical Navigation, AAOS, February 2007
• Retrospective Muscle Sparing Dual Incision Hip Study
• Osteonics Series 7000 Total Knee System, 1995-2000
• Secur-Fit HA PSL Acetabular Cup Study, 1997-2004
• Prospective Muscle Sparing Dual Incision Hip Surgery with Navigation – see results below:
  • In this study a computer assists the surgeon for the most accurate alignment.
• Scorpio+ PS MBK IDE Study, 2002-present
  • This knee joint replacement device rotates slightly internally and externally similar to your natural knee joint.

Research Open to Enrollment

• Muscle-Sparing Hip or Knee Joint Surgeries with Navigation
• Triathlon PS Total Knee Study
• A prospective Multi-Site Study using the Dual Incision with Navigation
Dr. Nessler will be the lead investigator with sites enrolling in California, Canada, North Dakota and Texas.

Results

• Dr. Nessler sis 456 Dual Incision procedures between March 17, 2003 and December 21, 2005. Of those patients sixty-eight had the other hip done with an alternative approach. We surveyed this group of patients to see if they had a preference with the results of this survey shown in the pie graph.
• Surgical Navigation Study Shows Better Implant Alignment