What is Robotically Assisted Knee Replacement?

Robotically-assisted knee replacement surgery allows the surgeon to better customize the surgery to the patient’s anatomy. It begins with obtaining a CT scan of the patient’s lower extremity. Next, the robot forms a 3D image of the knee and provides the surgeon data about the severity of the arthritis as well as the deformity of the knee. With this information, the surgeon is able to customize the knee replacement to correct the knee’s deformity and ligament imbalance with extreme accuracy, precision and safety. The blade associated with the robotic arm maps the borders of the knee and does not allow cutting beyond the borders making this surgery very safe for the patient.

Traditional knee replacement (not robotically-assisted) is still a safe way to perform knee replacements, however there are limitations in certain patients with severe deformity as well as prior surgeries with hardware. 

Benefits of Robotically-Assisted Knee Replacement:

• Patient-specific knee replacement

• Precision and accuracy

• Correction of severe deformities

• Helps with facilitating muscle-sparing knee replacement

• Less exposure necessary for the surgery

• Safe on ligaments and blood vessels