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anatomy,” he said.
There is also less bleeding than in the regular procedure,
in which a rod is pushed into the bone marrow of the femur,
causing a lot of blood loss. ConforMIS implants and instruments
are designed based on the patient’s CT scan.
“An automated design process uses proprietary algorithms
to map the articular surface of the joint in three dimensions.
The software uses that information to design the implants
and instrumentation that will match precisely to the 3D
model of the knee, correcting the data entry for any underlying
arthritic deformity such as bone spurs, cysts or flattening
of the joint.
“Customized instrumentation reduces the number of
required instruments and steps in the surgical technique. The
disposable instrumentation also comes in a pre-sterilized box
along with the implant, reducing the need for inventory and
re-sterilization,” according to the company’s literature.
MENTOR AND TRAINER
A surgeon for 21 years, Rossario trains surgeons from
around the country and the world in the surgical procedure.
A graduate of the University of Miami Medical School, he
mentors third-year medical students from Florida State University
Medical School’s campus at Indian River State College
as they rotate through orthopedic studies.
It reminds him of his fourth year in medical school when
he went to Akron, Ohio, to study with Dr. Thomas Bear,
who is now with the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center in
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Bear recently came to Port St. Lucie to
learn how to do this procedure from his former student.
When patients come to Rossario at Coastal Orthopaedics >>
Rossario, a proud University of Miami alumnus, is the only area surgeon to
use the ConforMIS procedure.
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