22.01.2026

Customised knee surgery thanks to augmented reality

At the Clinique de Valère, Dr Michel Ribordy has been using innovative technology to perform total knee replacements for several months. Its name? NextAR™. Report from the operating theatre, where human skill and precision meet augmented reality.

This cutting-edge technology combines pre-operative imaging, computer planning and augmented reality during surgery. In practical terms, it allows the surgeon to view information superimposed directly onto the image of the patient's knee in real time, such as alignment markers or 3D models. This precise guidance helps to adapt the placement of the prosthesis to each patient's anatomy.

Why did you choose to introduce NextAR technology at the Valère Clinic?

This technology is highly innovative and brings added precision to surgical procedures.

How does this approach enable you to better personalise treatment?

The use of a preoperative scanner makes it possible to identify with great precision all the bone landmarks needed to recreate the axis of the operated limb and adapt the implant to each individual's morphology.

In practical terms, what changes for you, as a surgeon, during the operation? Have you had to change your habits in the operating theatre?

All stages of the surgery are validated before the procedure, thanks to augmented reality: it gives us a precise image of the final result on the computer screen. This means that we need to spend around 10 minutes at the start of the operation finalising the data acquisition and adjusting the last details, down to the millimetre.

In practical terms, what changes for you, as a surgeon, during the operation? Have you had to change your habits in the operating theatre?

All stages of the surgery are validated before the procedure, thanks to augmented reality: it gives us a precise image of the final result on the computer screen. This means that we need to spend around 10 minutes at the start of the operation finalising the data acquisition and adjusting the last details, down to the millimetre.

How do you see orthopaedic surgery evolving in the coming years?

New technologies are becoming increasingly prevalent and are improving the precision of surgical procedures. This should result in less pain, easier recovery and slightly shorter hospital stays.

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Customised knee surgery thanks to augmented reality

Why did you choose to introduce NextAR technology at the Valère Clinic?

How does this approach enable you to better personalise treatment?

In practical terms, what changes for you, as a surgeon, during the operation? Have you had to change your habits in the operating theatre?

In practical terms, what changes for you, as a surgeon, during the operation? Have you had to change your habits in the operating theatre?

How do you see orthopaedic surgery evolving in the coming years?

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