Robot Helps Out With Knee Surgery - Makoplasty

Surgery done in 3D with a partial knee replacement...instead of an entire knee...BD

Roche combines the use of robotics and traditional knee replacement surgery using something called Makoplasty.
"With the robot, the robot knows where we are at all times in 3D," said Roche. "It's a precision that we can't match with external jigs and saws and human eye, so it brings a level of precision way above that."
Smaller incisions create less bleeding, less scarring and a quicker recovery.
The best candidates are those with mild or moderate arthritis of the knee.
"If your knee is only arthritic in one compartment, we try not to have to replace the complete knee," explained Roche. "The bearings themselves only have a life span of maybe 10 to 15 years," explained Roche. "So if we can do a small procedure to alleviate their pain and get them back to work in weeks rather than months, it benefits them."