May 11, 2006 - Dr. J. Lex Kenerly, III, Orthopaedic Surgeon, performed a new electromagnetic computer-assisted knee replacement surgery last month at Wayne Memorial Hospital.   It was the seventh EM computer-assisted knee replacement surgery performed in the state and the first one outside the Atlanta area.

“This system provides the surgeon with the ability to navigate the knee with incredible precision,” says Dr. Kenerly.  “This new technology allows the surgeon to align the patient’s bone and joint implants with a degree of accuracy not possible with the naked eye.   The computerized system provides the surgeon with a three-dimensional view of the knee joint and precise data is used to more accurately align implants during knee replacement procedures.  In contrast to the previously available optical computer navigation systems the EM(electromagnetic) technology is much less cumbersome in the operation room and does not require separate incisions in the thigh and lower leg.   It is amazing technology that I believe will be the standard of care within the next few years.”