Matthew T. Hummel, MD, of Edgewood, Ky.-based Commonwealth Orthopaedic Centers performed a total knee replacement surgery with Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker's Mako robotic-arm system, according to North Kentucky Tribune.
Here are five things to know:
1. The Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System ensures surgical accuracy which can lead to more natural spinal movement and less pain after the surgery.
2. The device is accurate within a single millimeter and helps with precise knee implant alignment and placement.
3. Although the system was approved the FDA in 2015, it likely won't be available to most systems until 2018.
4. The operation took place at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Ky. The facility received the technology early on thanks to surgeons' significant experience using similar robotic systems for hip and partial knee replacement operations.
5. The procedure is far less invasive than traditional surgery and allows the surgeon to complete an individualized pre-surgical plan for every patient's operation.
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