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A patient at KIMS Hospital who was the first to undergo total knee replacement surgery using the state-of-the-art Mako SmartRobotics system has shared her experience of the life-changing procedure.

Carol was referred to Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Chan Jeer, after living with knee pain that became so severe her activity was restricted and walking a long distance was increasingly more painful.

“When you have severe pain, severe disability and you’ve exhausted all conservative measures, it’s usually time to consider Knee Replacement Surgery”, explained Mr Chan Jeer.

“The Mako SmartRobotics system allows me to create a personalised plan for each patient with the use of a 3D CT-scan based model, and the robotic-arm ensures any cuts made to bone or soft-tissue remain within the plans’ parameters.*”

“This means that there is potentially greater precision and accuracy when positioning the implant, subsequently optimising leg alignment by understanding the positioning of the hip, knee, and ankle joints. If aligned optimally, this should result in better survivorship of the implant.”

Three months on from her surgery, Carol says, “I can now ride on an exercise bike, I can swim, I've walked about three miles in one go which was without pain at all.”

Most patients who undergo robotic-arm assisted surgery with a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at KIMS Hospital, could experience less post-operative pain* and potentially benefit from faster recovery times.**

This helps patients to return to their daily activities sooner.

KIMS Hospital’s Director, Richard Dimblebee, hopes to expand the service to include total hip replacement surgery in the future.

For more information about total knee replacement with Robotic-arm assisted technology click here. To speak to a member of the KIMS Hospital team call 01622 237 727 or make an enquiry, email: enquiries@kims.org.uk

References:

* Marchand RC, et al. Patient satisfaction outcomes after robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty: a short-term evaluation. J Knee Surg. 2017 Nov;30(9):849-853

** Kayani B, et al. Robotic–arm assisted total knee arthroplasty is associated with improved early functional recovery and reduced time to hospital discharge compared with conventional jig-based total knee arthroplasty: A prospective cohort study. Bone Joint J. 2018;100-B(7):930-937.