TKA 2.0 Study Guide
T or F: During 'tensioning', the user can capture medial and lateral laxities separately,
with two poses in extension and two poses in flexion if preferred. - answer False
Consider the following scenario: The user cuts the distal femur and temporarily loses
power to the MICS. What could have caused the loss of power? (distal femur with
velocity error)
a. Velocity trap, one of the required trackers for the current resection, moved beyond
the allowed limit
b. Velocity trap, the quality metric for the saw remaining on the cutting plane is no
longer met
c. Saw off-plane, the quality metric for the saw being on the cutting plane is no longer
met
d. Saw off-plane, one of the required trackers for the current resection moved beyond
the allowed limit - answer Velocity trap, one of the required trackers for the current
resection, moved beyond the allowed limit
During 'initial assessment', the user can capture which pose(s)
a. No mentioned answer choices
b. Flexion laxity
c. All mentioned answer choices
d. Native deformity
e. Extension medial laxity
f. Corrected deformity - answerAll mentioned answers
T or F: 'pose review' is available on a planning laptop if a session file containing
captured pose data is exported onto a USB and transferred to a planning laptop. -
answerTrue
Pre-resection laxity is calculated from _____.
a. Planned articulating surface of the tibia to planned articulating surface of the femur
b. The closest distance between the planned tibial resection to the planned articulating
surface of the femoral component plus 8.5mm
c. Planned tibial resection to planned femoral resection
d. The closest distance between the planned tibial resection to the planned articulating
surface of the femoral component, minus the tibial component thickness (based on
selected poly size) - answerThe closest distance between the planned tibial resection to
the planned articulating surface of the femoral component, minus the tibial component
thickness (based on selected poly size)
,If the user prefers intra-incisional bone pins on the tibia, what consideration(s) should be
made?
a. All mentioned answer choices
b. No mentioned answer choices
c. Bi-cortical fixation is not required
d. Use of the tibial checkpoint is optional
e. The MICS handle should be rotated to avoid contacting the tibial bone pins -
answere. The MICS handle should be rotated to avoid contacting the tibial bone pins
T or F: While utilizing Mako Park, the image of the Mako System will reflect the angle of
the base of the system - answerFalse
T or F: When resection landmarks cannot be successfully mapped to the bone model, a
warning pop up will advise, "resection landmarks could not be found. Please check
femur segmentation and recapture Femur CT landmarks" - answerTrue
If the user updates the 'constitutional alignment' value on the 'initial assessment' page,
how will the software respond
a. The value will updated within 'initial assessment' and 'trialing' only
b. The value will update within 'initial assessment' only
c. The value will update on all software pages
d. The value will update within 'initial assessment' 'tensioning' 'trialing' and 'implant
planning' only - answerd. The value will update within 'initial assessment' 'tensioning'
'trialing' and 'implant planning' only
Consider the following scenario: the femoral component is oversized for the patient.
Which of the following warnings will most likely notify the user of this issue
a. Implant proud of cut
b. True notch
c. Potential notch
d. Flange tip - answerD. Flange Tip
A 'potential notch' will be triggered if _____
a. No mentioned answer choices
b. The femur segmentation does not include enough of the shaft of the femur
c. Both mentioned answer choices
d. Anterior cut is <5 from bone - answerD. Anterior cut is <5 from bone
T or F: The user can edit 'constitutional alignment' value within 'trialing' - answerTrue
T or F: The pre-set anchor positions are the same anatomic position regardless of a
right or left leg - answerTrue
'constitutional landmarks' are used to calculate the patient's _____
a. Corrected deformity
, b. Native deformity
c. Constitutional alignment
d. Mechanical alignment - answerConstitutional alignment
Written guidance on how to optimally position the Mako System will be displayed _____
a. On the main window
b. On the RIO Setup page
c. In the information box
d. Within a pop-up box - answerC. In the information box
T or F: Warnings are pre-set in the software and are determined based on associated
risks - answerTrue
Which of the following steps is not included in Mako Park
a. All mentioned answer choices are included in Mako Park
b. Knee height
c. Parking
d. Knee tilt
e. Angle of Robotic System
f. Knee flexion - answerE. Angle of Robotic System
If the implant plan has triggered a notching warning, the corresponding graphic appears
on which cut(s) on the main window within the 'bone preparation' page
a. All femoral cuts
b. Anterior chamfer only
c. Anterior only
d. Anterior and anterior chamfer - answerC. Anterior Only
T or F: The mako total knee 2.0 'Bone preparation' checkpoints are on the 'bone
preparation' page. Checkpoints are not checked on a separate page - answerTrue
Which feature when enabled allows the user to view the placement of the femoral
component relative to the anatomic axis of the femur?
a. Limb view
b. Laxity view
c. Display axes
d. Slicer view - answerC. Display Axes
Which prefix will be added to the name of a newly created TKA 2.0 session file that was
converted from a PKA 3.0 session file
a. TKA2.0_
T or F: During 'tensioning', the user can capture medial and lateral laxities separately,
with two poses in extension and two poses in flexion if preferred. - answer False
Consider the following scenario: The user cuts the distal femur and temporarily loses
power to the MICS. What could have caused the loss of power? (distal femur with
velocity error)
a. Velocity trap, one of the required trackers for the current resection, moved beyond
the allowed limit
b. Velocity trap, the quality metric for the saw remaining on the cutting plane is no
longer met
c. Saw off-plane, the quality metric for the saw being on the cutting plane is no longer
met
d. Saw off-plane, one of the required trackers for the current resection moved beyond
the allowed limit - answer Velocity trap, one of the required trackers for the current
resection, moved beyond the allowed limit
During 'initial assessment', the user can capture which pose(s)
a. No mentioned answer choices
b. Flexion laxity
c. All mentioned answer choices
d. Native deformity
e. Extension medial laxity
f. Corrected deformity - answerAll mentioned answers
T or F: 'pose review' is available on a planning laptop if a session file containing
captured pose data is exported onto a USB and transferred to a planning laptop. -
answerTrue
Pre-resection laxity is calculated from _____.
a. Planned articulating surface of the tibia to planned articulating surface of the femur
b. The closest distance between the planned tibial resection to the planned articulating
surface of the femoral component plus 8.5mm
c. Planned tibial resection to planned femoral resection
d. The closest distance between the planned tibial resection to the planned articulating
surface of the femoral component, minus the tibial component thickness (based on
selected poly size) - answerThe closest distance between the planned tibial resection to
the planned articulating surface of the femoral component, minus the tibial component
thickness (based on selected poly size)
,If the user prefers intra-incisional bone pins on the tibia, what consideration(s) should be
made?
a. All mentioned answer choices
b. No mentioned answer choices
c. Bi-cortical fixation is not required
d. Use of the tibial checkpoint is optional
e. The MICS handle should be rotated to avoid contacting the tibial bone pins -
answere. The MICS handle should be rotated to avoid contacting the tibial bone pins
T or F: While utilizing Mako Park, the image of the Mako System will reflect the angle of
the base of the system - answerFalse
T or F: When resection landmarks cannot be successfully mapped to the bone model, a
warning pop up will advise, "resection landmarks could not be found. Please check
femur segmentation and recapture Femur CT landmarks" - answerTrue
If the user updates the 'constitutional alignment' value on the 'initial assessment' page,
how will the software respond
a. The value will updated within 'initial assessment' and 'trialing' only
b. The value will update within 'initial assessment' only
c. The value will update on all software pages
d. The value will update within 'initial assessment' 'tensioning' 'trialing' and 'implant
planning' only - answerd. The value will update within 'initial assessment' 'tensioning'
'trialing' and 'implant planning' only
Consider the following scenario: the femoral component is oversized for the patient.
Which of the following warnings will most likely notify the user of this issue
a. Implant proud of cut
b. True notch
c. Potential notch
d. Flange tip - answerD. Flange Tip
A 'potential notch' will be triggered if _____
a. No mentioned answer choices
b. The femur segmentation does not include enough of the shaft of the femur
c. Both mentioned answer choices
d. Anterior cut is <5 from bone - answerD. Anterior cut is <5 from bone
T or F: The user can edit 'constitutional alignment' value within 'trialing' - answerTrue
T or F: The pre-set anchor positions are the same anatomic position regardless of a
right or left leg - answerTrue
'constitutional landmarks' are used to calculate the patient's _____
a. Corrected deformity
, b. Native deformity
c. Constitutional alignment
d. Mechanical alignment - answerConstitutional alignment
Written guidance on how to optimally position the Mako System will be displayed _____
a. On the main window
b. On the RIO Setup page
c. In the information box
d. Within a pop-up box - answerC. In the information box
T or F: Warnings are pre-set in the software and are determined based on associated
risks - answerTrue
Which of the following steps is not included in Mako Park
a. All mentioned answer choices are included in Mako Park
b. Knee height
c. Parking
d. Knee tilt
e. Angle of Robotic System
f. Knee flexion - answerE. Angle of Robotic System
If the implant plan has triggered a notching warning, the corresponding graphic appears
on which cut(s) on the main window within the 'bone preparation' page
a. All femoral cuts
b. Anterior chamfer only
c. Anterior only
d. Anterior and anterior chamfer - answerC. Anterior Only
T or F: The mako total knee 2.0 'Bone preparation' checkpoints are on the 'bone
preparation' page. Checkpoints are not checked on a separate page - answerTrue
Which feature when enabled allows the user to view the placement of the femoral
component relative to the anatomic axis of the femur?
a. Limb view
b. Laxity view
c. Display axes
d. Slicer view - answerC. Display Axes
Which prefix will be added to the name of a newly created TKA 2.0 session file that was
converted from a PKA 3.0 session file
a. TKA2.0_
