What is the MAKOplasty® Technique
MAKOplasty® is an innovative treatment option for adults needing treatment of early to mid stage osteoarthritis. More specifically for patients considering either:
- Partial knee replacement
- Total hip replacement
The approach involves the surgeon using integrated robotic technology with three- dimensional computer imaging based on accurate CT scan imagery.
What are the Advantages of MAKOplasty®?
The technology enables surgeons to accurately plan partial knee or total hip replacement procedures and allows optimal implant size, position, and alignment for each patient, as well as accurately map the areas of bone that are required to be remove.
Being a minimally invasive approach, robotic orthopaedic surgery offers the following benefits:
- Smaller incisions leading to reduced scarring and minimal blood loss
- Reduced postoperative pain
- Shorter hospital stay and recovery period
- Quicker return to daily normal activities
- Lower incidence of complications
The MAKOplasty® Procedure
The procedure is powered by the RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System, which allows for consistently reproducible precision in performing partial knee resurfacing.
During the procedure, the diseased portion of the knee is resurfaced, sparing the patient’s healthy bone and surrounding tissue.
An implant is then secured in the joint to allow the knee to move smoothly again. MAKOplasty® Partial Knee Resurfacing can
- Facilitate optimal implant positioning to result in a more natural feeling knee following surgery
- Be performed on an outpatient basis
More About the MAKOplasty® System
The robotic system consists of a surgeon's console, robotic arms, a high-performance vision system and special surgical instruments. A computed tomography (CT) scan is taken before the surgery to create a 3D model of the affected knee joint.
This is interpreted by the system, which accurately guides your surgeon. Unlike a traditional surgery, this procedure is performed through small incisions. The 3D camera provides your surgeon with a magnified view of the operating area.
Your surgeon sits on a console and controls the movement of the robotic arms, holding the special surgical instruments.
The movements of your surgeon’s hands are translated by the robotic system into precise movements of the miniaturised instrument that are held by the robotic arms.
The enhanced vision and superior control of the micro-instruments improves the precision of the surgery. This accuracy helps repair the damaged joint and optimally position any prosthetic implant for a more natural feeling joint after surgery, while ensuring minimal injury to neighbouring tissues.
"Through its innovative use of technology, Stryker’s robotic-arm assisted surgery takes partial knee resurfacing to a new level of precision, when compared to manual techniques.
Stryker’s Mako system enables the surgeon to complete a patient specific pre-surgical plan, assessing bone preparation areas and customized implant positioning using a CT scan of the patient’s own knee. During the procedure, the system creates a three-dimensional, virtual view of the patient’s bone surface and correlates the image to the pre-programmed surgical plan.
As the surgeon uses the robotic arm, its tactile, auditory and visual feedback limits the bone preparation to the diseased areas and provides for real time adjustments and more optimal implant positioning and placement for each individual patient."
