Advanced Technology uses cutting-edge tools and modern medical innovations to deliver faster, safer, and more precise treatments for better patient outcomes.

The field of deformity correction has been transformed by technological innovations that dramatically improve precision, safety, predictability, and patient recovery. These tools have shifted the specialty from purely empirical surgery to highly engineered, data-driven interventions.

Preoperative Planning Software:

  • Deformity analysis & correction planning TraumaCad (Brainlab), MediCAD, Peak (Materialise), OrthoView
    • Automatic mechanical axis calculation
    • Osteotomy simulation with real-time joint line and limb-length feedback
    • Virtual templating of plates, nails, and rings
  • Hexapod-specific software Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) web software, Hex-Ray, SpatialCAD
    • 6-axis deformity breakdown (coronal, sagittal, axial translation + angulation + rotation)
    • Chronic and acute correction schedules generated in minutes

3D Imaging & Patient-Specific Solutions:

  • Low-dose EOS® biplanar imaging Simultaneous AP and lateral full-body standing images with 80–90% radiation reduction 3D reconstruction of skeleton (sterEOS software)
  • 3D-printed patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) Custom cutting/reduction guides manufactured from preoperative CT Used in complex periarticular osteotomies (DFO, HTO, periacetabular, foot realignment)

Computer-Assisted Navigation & Robotics:

  • Orthopedic navigation systems (Brainlab, Orthosoft, Stryker MAKO) Real-time tracking of osteotomy planes and correction angles
  • Emerging robotic osteotomy systems (under clinical trial)

Implantable Precision Devices:

  • Smart implants with sensors (in development) Real-time monitoring of bone regeneration and load sharing

Advanced External Fixation Systems:

  • Hexapod circular frames Taylor Spatial Frame, TL-HEX, MaxFrame 3D
    • Sub-millimeter and sub-degree accuracy
    • Ability to correct simultaneous shortening, translation, and rotation
  • Computer-assisted motorized struts (OrthoSpin, Click Medical) Automated gradual correction without weekly clinic visits

Augmented Reality (AR) & Mixed Reality:

  • Microsoft HoloLens / Novarad OpenSight Overlay of 3D preoperative plan directly onto patient during surgery Used in complex pelvic and foot deformity cases

Biologics & Regenerative Technologies:

  • Recombinant human BMP-2 (Infuse) for difficult nonunions
  • 3D-printed bioactive scaffolds
  • Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) augmentation

Clinical Impact of Advanced Technology:

  • Correction accuracy improved from ±5–7° (freehand) to ±1–2°
  • Operating time reduced by 20–40% in complex cases
  • Pin-site infection rates dropped from >40% (traditional Ilizarov) to <5% with magnetic nails
  • Patient satisfaction and return-to-activity times significantly improved
  • Ability to treat deformities previously considered inoperable

The integration of these technologies has elevated deformity correction from an art to a reproducible science, offering patients safer procedures, faster recovery, and more predictable long-term outcomes than ever before.