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CT & PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING
• T/F – It is acceptable to use a CT scan that fails a motion check
False
• Patient position in CT scanner
Supine, feet first
• T/F – Mako TKA CT protocol requires three individual scans
False
• Required CT scan regions
Hip, Knee, Ankle
• Why CT scans older than 8 weeks are unacceptable
Patient anatomy may change as arthritis progresses
• T/F – Metal components cause CT scatter
True
DATA IMPORT & PLAN CONVERSION
• Automatic data import requires selecting
Create plan from media
• T/F – Automatic import completes all CT loading steps
True
• PKA → TKA conversion warning
“PKA session contains a plan for a lateral component. TKA requires a medial
arthrotomy.”
• PKA 3.0 → TKA 2.0 filename prefix
P2T_
, • T/F – CT landmarks must be re-selected after conversion
False
SEGMENTATION & LANDMARKS
• Femoral segmentation always generates 90 slices
False
• Femoral segmentation rotation reference
Whiteside’s line
• Tibia distal segmentation must include
Tibial tubercle
• Tibia segmentation slice count
40
• T/F – Tibial coordinate system includes malleoli & slopes
False
• Axis perpendicular to femur M/L axis
Femur A/P axis
RESECTION & ALIGNMENT
• Resection landmarks define
Bone resection volumes
• Posterior femur landmarks define
Posterior Condylar Axis (PCA)
• T/F – Resection mapping failure triggers warning
True
• Warnings shown in images
True Notching / Overhang / Flange Tip
• Feature showing femoral component vs anatomic axis
Display Axes
Question Bank) Now Available For Revision Due To
Exams Grades A+ Guaranteed 100% Pass
CT & PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING
• T/F – It is acceptable to use a CT scan that fails a motion check
False
• Patient position in CT scanner
Supine, feet first
• T/F – Mako TKA CT protocol requires three individual scans
False
• Required CT scan regions
Hip, Knee, Ankle
• Why CT scans older than 8 weeks are unacceptable
Patient anatomy may change as arthritis progresses
• T/F – Metal components cause CT scatter
True
DATA IMPORT & PLAN CONVERSION
• Automatic data import requires selecting
Create plan from media
• T/F – Automatic import completes all CT loading steps
True
• PKA → TKA conversion warning
“PKA session contains a plan for a lateral component. TKA requires a medial
arthrotomy.”
• PKA 3.0 → TKA 2.0 filename prefix
P2T_
, • T/F – CT landmarks must be re-selected after conversion
False
SEGMENTATION & LANDMARKS
• Femoral segmentation always generates 90 slices
False
• Femoral segmentation rotation reference
Whiteside’s line
• Tibia distal segmentation must include
Tibial tubercle
• Tibia segmentation slice count
40
• T/F – Tibial coordinate system includes malleoli & slopes
False
• Axis perpendicular to femur M/L axis
Femur A/P axis
RESECTION & ALIGNMENT
• Resection landmarks define
Bone resection volumes
• Posterior femur landmarks define
Posterior Condylar Axis (PCA)
• T/F – Resection mapping failure triggers warning
True
• Warnings shown in images
True Notching / Overhang / Flange Tip
• Feature showing femoral component vs anatomic axis
Display Axes
