MAKO PKA KEY CONCEPTS AND
REVISION NOTES
◉ during gap balancing, the surgeon wishes to loosen extension
poses. What can we do?
Answer: Anchor posteriorly and extend the femoral component
◉ during balancing, the surgeon wishes to tighten the extension
poses. Which is a possible solution (rotation)
Answer: anchor posteriorly and add flexion
◉ During implant tracking, the red dots represent the center of
the tibia implant at every pose capture
Answer: true
◉ during implant tracking, what do the yellow dots represent?
Answer: potential impingement, anterior most point in extension
and posterior most point in deep flexion of the tibia
◉ during implant tracking, the yellow dots are used to assess
overstuffing in the PF joint
Answer: false
, ◉ what resections are performed with the saw attachment for the
planar workflow in MPKA 3.0?
Answer: tibia floor and posterior femur
◉ what resections apply to the tibia bone prep in the planar
workflow in MPKA 3.0?
Answer: tibial floor, tibial wall, tibial posts (anterior and posterior
wall)
◉ what bone resections apply to the femoral bone prep in planar
workflow 3.0?
Answer: posterior femur, distal femoral surface femur keel,
anterior and posterior femoral posts
◉ what bone resections apply to the femur bone prep in burr only
workflow in MPKA 3.0?
Answer: distal femoral surface, femur keel, anterior and posterior
femoral posts
◉ when resecting posterior femur in the planar workflow, the
surgeon must flex the knee to at least 115 degrees?
Answer: true
◉ when resecting the posterior femur in the planar workflow, the
surgeon must visually inspect to ensure the sawblade is coming in
contact w/ the anterior tibia
REVISION NOTES
◉ during gap balancing, the surgeon wishes to loosen extension
poses. What can we do?
Answer: Anchor posteriorly and extend the femoral component
◉ during balancing, the surgeon wishes to tighten the extension
poses. Which is a possible solution (rotation)
Answer: anchor posteriorly and add flexion
◉ During implant tracking, the red dots represent the center of
the tibia implant at every pose capture
Answer: true
◉ during implant tracking, what do the yellow dots represent?
Answer: potential impingement, anterior most point in extension
and posterior most point in deep flexion of the tibia
◉ during implant tracking, the yellow dots are used to assess
overstuffing in the PF joint
Answer: false
, ◉ what resections are performed with the saw attachment for the
planar workflow in MPKA 3.0?
Answer: tibia floor and posterior femur
◉ what resections apply to the tibia bone prep in the planar
workflow in MPKA 3.0?
Answer: tibial floor, tibial wall, tibial posts (anterior and posterior
wall)
◉ what bone resections apply to the femoral bone prep in planar
workflow 3.0?
Answer: posterior femur, distal femoral surface femur keel,
anterior and posterior femoral posts
◉ what bone resections apply to the femur bone prep in burr only
workflow in MPKA 3.0?
Answer: distal femoral surface, femur keel, anterior and posterior
femoral posts
◉ when resecting posterior femur in the planar workflow, the
surgeon must flex the knee to at least 115 degrees?
Answer: true
◉ when resecting the posterior femur in the planar workflow, the
surgeon must visually inspect to ensure the sawblade is coming in
contact w/ the anterior tibia
