Advantage of Robotic Knee Replacement:
Conventional Knee replacement surgery over the years has been the most accepted form of treatment in management of advanced arthritis for both the surgeons and the patients but the time has come now wherein more and more surgeons are getting trained in Robotic Knee Replacement and are offering robotic joint surgery for their patients. The robots accurate and precise cutting abilities are helping the surgeons achieve greater precision and accurate over all limb alignment and implants placement unlike the traditional conventional / manual knee replacement surgery which helps in faster recovery and good long term results.
Patients still perceive the newly adopted technique of robotic knee replacement with suspicion as they are not sure about the same being safe or have their own doubts about the dangers related to such surgery but in actuality, there are a lot of advantages when going in for robotic surgery
What is robotic Knee surgery:
The procedure does not imply that the robot does the whole surgery. Rather, the surgeon utilizes a robotic surgical arm to perform the process, helping in areas that require precision and guiding in small areas.
Creating 3D images of the area to be operated and using CT scans, the robot can do a number of jobs like pre planning the surgery and guiding during the intra operative planning and the Robot can take customized precise bony cuts.
Advantages of Robotic Knee Surgery
Robotic knee surgery offers many benefits as observed by the medical fraternity. It has already become a significant aid for surgeons. The benefits observed are:
Lower Long-Term Costs
People undergoing robotic knee replacement have fewer risk of complications thus requiring fewer hospital visits.
The process facilitates faster recovery time, implying that one can return to their respective jobs early and not risk losing their income. The minimally invasive process leads to fewer incidence of infections and other such issues resulting in a person getting admitted again to the hospital.
Better Patient Outcomes
Observations have proved that persons who undergo robotic knee surgery need fewer readmissions to the hospital, needing less rehabilitation when compared to conventional knee replacement techniques.
Higher Patient Satisfaction
Patient satisfaction is higher in the sense that they can go back to their normal life and. routine faster. The process renders less downtime to the patients, something to be valued.
The precise c pattern of the arm is preferred by the patients as there is very little chance of any mistakes with this safe procedure. The alignment and adjustment of the implant with accuracy raise the patient’s ease.
Improved Accuracy and Precision:
With the help of Robotic arms, the chances of human error decreases. The accuracy and precision increase on the other hand.
Less Destructive and Intrusive:
The smaller incision-making capacity of the robotic arm makes it less destructive and intrusive. It also helps in reducing the pain or damage in the ligaments near the knee after the surgery.
Increased Consistency:
The robotic arm also proves to be more consistent than humans due to precision and accuracy.
It is supposed to be more consistent than the conventional method.
Higher Chance for Restoring Mobility and Movement:
There are more chances of getting back complete mobility and freedom of movement with robotic procedures as they give better outcomes with tiny and accurate cuts. This also results in less recovery time.
Is Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery Better?
Yes– it has been proved to give better outcomes compared to conventional knee replacement techniques. More precise outcomes have been achieved by the use of robotic arms during surgeries.
A robotic arm is used during the robotic assisted surgical procedure. A 3D model of your anatomy helps the surgeon to perform a virtual surgery before the actual one. This leads to knowing about the exact place of injury to the bone and cartilage and hence exact incision is done.
Dr Rajshekhar KT examines your customized surgical plan and then uses a robotic arm for making exact and accurate cuts. Your knee will also be balanced in a straight line to make further needed adjustment basing on the structure of the knee. If at all a patients knee is not put out in a straight line then there are chances of having issues after the knee replacement. But with robotic assisted surgery, your surgeon will make sure that your total knee replacement offers you a good long lived outcomes.: