Mako Robotic Total Knee Replacement

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Mako robotic total knee replacement.

First your surgeon will do a ct scan of your damaged joint. Kenneth gustke a founding member of florida orthopaedic institute was the first to perform a total knee replacement surgery using the mako robotic arm assisted surgery system in tampa. Mako can be used for total knee replacement tkr which is a treatment option for adults living with mid to late stage osteoarthritis of the knee mako provides you with a personalized surgical plan based on your unique anatomy. Over 50 000 mako hip and knee procedures have been performed since 2006.

Mako robotic arm assisted total knee replacement when you hear robotic arm assisted technology it s important to understand that the mako robotic arm doesn t actually perform the surgery. Then the ct scan of your knee is loaded into the mako system where a 3d virtual model of your joint is created. That being said artificial joints don t last forever. 17th annual caos meeting june 2017 vol 1 2017.

More facts about mako robotic arm assisted surgery. New procedures like robotic knee replacement are starting to change that. The mako technology provides your surgeon with a patient specific 3 d model to pre plan your total knee replacement. The mako robotic total knee system is a highly advanced consistently reproducible precision joint replacement installation system for patients with knee arthritis too advanced for mako partial knee replacement.

A distinct prospective consecutive series single surgeon study comparing patients undergoing conventional jig based total knee replacement versus mako total knee surgery 40 patients concluded that mako total knee with triathlon was associated with. Mako joint replacement surgery uses a surgeon directed robotic arm for precision alignment and placement of knee replacement implants. World arthroplasty congress rome it april 2018. Joint replacement surgery is still a major decision.

More accurate implant positioning means that younger patients may be able to safely undergo total knee replacement surgery and get back to living an active lifestyle.