Robotics

Here are five robotic surgery milestones Becker's has reported on since Sept. 5: 

Medical City Weatherford (Texas) completed its 100th orthopedic robotic surgery, according to a Sept. 16 announcement in The Weatherford Democrat.

Robert Burke, MD, has completed his 1,000th procedure using OrthAlign's technology for total hip and knee replacements. 

Resurgens Orthopaedics' Austell, Ga., location has become the first practice in the region to offer robotic assisted total knee replacements using Smith + Nephew's CORI Surgical System.

East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has added Mouhanad El Othmani, MD, to its joint replacement center. 

Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health Medical Center received its first two accreditations from the Surgical Review Corporation.

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital has performed its first total knee replacement surgery using robotic assistance, according to a Sept. 5 report from GreenwichFreePress.com.

Kettering Health Hamilton (Ohio) has added Zimmer Biomet's Rosa robot for robotic-assisted total knee replacements. 

Here are two robotics milestones Becker's has reported on since Aug 2: 

Becker's reported on four places adding orthopedic robots in August.