V-STAT® Variable Soft Tissue Alignment Tensor
The V-STAT Tensor is designed to help distribute contact stresses symmetrically across the knee through ligament balance. This provides quantitative information to the surgeon that facilitates bone resection, selection of soft tissue balance decisions,1,2 and selection of patient-specific components. The V-STAT Tensor can be used with both cruciate retaining and substituting philosophies.
References
1. Sinha RK, Sheikh B, Halbrecht J, et al. Collateral ligament strain after total knee arthroplasty. Poster exhibit at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Anaheim, CA, 1999.
2. Surgical Technique for the Variable Soft Tissue Alignment Tensor, Zimmer, Inc. 1997.
