Mako Robotic Knee Replacements
Robotics can now be used to perform knee replacements.
Robotic Knee Replacement
Robotic knee replacement is the next step in the evolution of surgical navigation. Surgeons have been navigating knee replacements for the past 20 years. The software has gotten much better and allows a surgeon to capture knee balancing both before and after the components are implanted. Robotics takes this improved navigation and also adds a mechanical arm that controls the saw blade to help ensure the implant is properly positioned.
There are currently three orthopedic companies that are heavily invested in robotics, Stryker (Mako), Smith & Nephew (Navio), and Zimmer Biomet (Rosa).
Dr. Kurtz performs both partial and total knee replacements using Stryker’s Mako system at Centennial Hospital and St. Thomas Midtown.