Here are five things to know:
1. Surgeons control the Mako’s robotic arm, which holds all of the surgical tools needed for the surgery. The system enables accurate alignment and placement of implants during surgery, saving the surgeons and patients time and improving the overall quality of various procedures.
2. Rasesh Desai, MD, of Medical Center Orthopaedics explains, “The Mako system enables surgeons to personalize partial knee and total hip arthroplasties to achieve optimal results at a level of accuracy and reproducibility previously unattainable with conventional instrumentation.”
3. The Mako utilizes a patient-specific visualization system in surgery pre-plans as well as during the operation itself. The pre-surgery plans significantly reduce the amount of time the patient spends on the operating table.
4. By sparing healthy bones and surrounding tissue, the Mako knee is designed for a more natural feel than traditional knee replacement implants.
5. The Medical Center is one of three Kentucky hospitals using the system.
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