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What is OrthoGrid Hip AI?

OrthoGrid AI is a data-driven, Artificial Intelligence powered orthopedic surgical platform that integrates with existing hospital equipment to provide real-time, accurate, and efficient surgical assistance for Dr. Eccles to perform your hip replacement. It is designed to optimize surgical workflows, augment image interpretation, and enhance surgical precision through its innovative technology platform.

How OrthoGrid Hip AI Works

During a Total Hip Replacement procedure, fluoroscopic x-rays are taken. OrthoGrid Hip AI overlays a smart grid on these fluoroscopic images to correct for distortion and provides real-time image analytics for both cup position and leg length and offset measurements down to the nearest degree and millimeter. The system’s real-time analytics assist Dr. Eccles with intraoperative decision-making, ultimately aiming to improve surgical outcomes.

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What are the Benefits of OrthoGrid AI?

The benefits of OrthoGrid Hip AI include:

• Improved Surgical Accuracy & Precision: Leads the industry with an FDA-cleared device capable of correcting dynamic fluoroscopy-derived image distort.
• Risk Mitigation: AI reduces observer-derived outliers through intelligent point selection with computer vision and position variance detection.
• Efficiency: Optimizes surgical workflows and reduces operating time, augmenting image interpretation and enhancing surgical outcomes.

OrthoGrid Hip AI represents a significant advancement in the field of hip replacement orthopedic surgery and helps Dr. Eccles offer a combination of enhanced accuracy, efficiency, and safety.

Why Choose Dr. Christian Eccles for AI-Navigated Hip Replacement

AI navigation adds real-time data to an experienced surgeon's judgment. Here is why patients choose Dr. Eccles for AI-assisted hip replacement:

• Real-time measurements during surgery: OrthoGrid Hip AI corrects for distortion in intraoperative X-rays and gives Dr. Eccles real-time measurements of cup position, leg length, and offset, down to the nearest degree and millimeter.
• Experience with computer-assisted surgery: Dr. Eccles has published and presented research on computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery, including at the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery.
• Surgeon-led decisions: The technology supports, but never replaces, Dr. Eccles' judgment during your hip replacement.
• Specialized training: Dr. Eccles completed a five-year orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Louisville and an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship in hip and knee replacement at Indiana University.
• Two convenient Gilbert offices: We see patients at our North Gilbert and South Gilbert offices, close to home for families in Gilbert, Queen Creek, Chandler, and Mesa.

AI-Navigated Hip Replacement FAQs

Does AI make decisions during my surgery?

No. OrthoGrid Hip AI analyzes X-ray images and provides measurements, and Dr. Eccles uses that information to make every surgical decision.

Will AI navigation make my legs exactly the same length?

It helps Dr. Eccles measure leg length and offset more precisely, but no technology can guarantee a specific result. Some patients feel a difference early on because their body has adapted to arthritis, and this often improves as you recover.

Does it require extra incisions?

No. OrthoGrid Hip AI works with the fluoroscopic X-rays already taken during hip replacement and integrates with existing hospital equipment.

Is AI navigation used for knee replacement?

OrthoGrid Hip AI is used for hip replacement. For knee replacement, Dr. Eccles uses the TMINI® handheld robotic system.