Benjamin Frye, MD, completed one of the first robotic-assisted hip revision surgeries using Stryker’s Mako Total Hip 5.0.
The Mako Total Hip 5.0 is an advanced 3D software that is currently under limited release in the U.S. The system enables surgeons to create a 3D image of each patients’ anatomy, helping verify the proper implant placement during the surgery, according to an Aug. 12 news release from WVU Medicine.
Dr. Frye is an orthopedic surgeon and chief of adult reconstruction in the WVU Medicine Department of Orthopaedics.
Robotic-assisted surgeries can lead to quicker recoveries, shorter surgeries and better fitting implants compared to traditional hip surgeries, the release said.
According to the American College of Rheumatology, an estimated 544,000 hip replacements are performed in the U.S.
