Chippenham Hospital offers MAKO robotic system: 4 insights

Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va. is now offering the Mako robotic system for total knee replacement surgery, according to Progress-Index.

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Here are four insights:

 

1. Surgeons use the Mako system to create a personalized surgical plan and identify size, orientation and alignment based on each patient.

 

2. The system allows surgeons to virtually modify the surgical plan intraoperatively and assist surgeons in executing bone resections.

 

3. Mako Total Knee combines Stryker’s robotic technology with its GetAroundKnee, enabling surgeons to have a more predictable surgical experience with increased accuracy during laboratory testing.

 

4. Chippenham Hospital is the first hospital in central Virginia to offer the Mako system.

 

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