MidHudson Regional Hospital Now Offering Hip and Knee Procedures Performed With Highly Advanced Surgeon-Controlled Robotic Technology

MidHudson Regional Hospital Now Offering Hip and Knee Procedures Performed With Highly Advanced Surgeon-Controlled Robotic Technology

2/22/2016

MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, continues to build on its reputation as the Hudson Valley's preeminent provider of surgeon-controlled robotic technology by now offering MAKOplasty Partial Knee Resurfacing and MAKOplasty Total Hip Replacement procedures performed using the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. The RIO System enables the accurate alignment and placement of implants while greatly reducing patient discomfort and hospital length-of-stay.  Many procedures performed using the RIO result in same-day discharge.

The RIO System features a patient-specific visualization system and proprietary tactile robotic arm technology that is integrated with intelligent surgical instruments. It assists surgeons in pre-planning and in treating each patient uniquely and with consistently reproducible procedure.

"MAKOplasty has refined and perfected total hip and partial knee replacement surgery," said David T. Stamer, MD; a board certified orthopedic surgeon who has been practicing for over 20 years.  "The robotically-assisted system allows me to place implants exactly, and gives me absolute accuracy time after time."

MAKOplasty Partial Knee Resurfacing is a treatment option for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee. It is less invasive than traditional total knee surgery. A pre-surgical plan is created based on a CT scan of the patient's own knee, and the surgeon uses the robotic arm during surgery to resurface the diseased portion of the knee, sparing healthy bone and surrounding tissue for a more natural feeling knee. An implant is then secured in the joint to allow the knee to move smoothly again.

During MAKOplasty Total Hip Replacement surgery, RIO provides visualization of the joint and biomechanical data to guide the bone preparation and implant positioning to match the pre-surgical plan. After first preparing the femur or thighbone, the surgeon uses the robotic arm to accurately ream and shape the acetabulum socket in the hip, and then implant the cup at the correct depth and orientation. The surgeon then implants the femoral implant.  MAKOplasty offers the confidence of more accurate cup placement and accurate leg length restoration.

"MidHudson Regional Hospital is committed to advancing the level of care available locally in the Hudson Valley by providing our patients access to the highest-quality physicians using the latest technology," said Lance Bruck, MD, FACOG, FACS; Associate Director of Medical Affairs at MidHudson Regional Hospital.  "Adding the RIO System and offering MAKOplasty is the logical next step for the area's leading robotic surgery team."

"In my 22 years as an orthopedic surgeon, MidHudson Regional Hospital has traditionally been the main center for excellence in the mid-Hudson Valley for both emergency and elective surgery," said Dr. Stamer.  "Their commitment to providing patients access to the latest technology is why I choose to perform my total hip and partial knee replacement surgeries there."

For more information about MAKOplasty at MidHudson Regional Hospital, or to make an appointment, call 845.483.5000.