How the Mako Works
Scan. Plan. Mako Can.
Scan. It all starts with a CT scan so your surgeon can know more about your anatomy.
Plan. The CT scan is used to create a 3D CT-based model of your joint. Your surgeon uses this 3D model to create a personalized surgical plan and assist your surgeon in performing your joint replacement procedure.
Mako Can. In the operating room, your surgeon follows your personalized surgical plan while preparing the bone for the implant. The surgeon guides Mako’s robotic arm within the predefined area, and Mako’s AccuStopTM technology helps the surgeon stay within the planned boundaries that were defined when the personalized preoperative plan was created. Mako can help your surgeon plan for better outcomes, like less pain and shorter recovery times compared to manual partial knee replacement surgery
It’s important to understand that the surgery is performed by an orthopaedic surgeon, who guides Mako’s robotic arm during the surgery to position the implant in the knee and hip joints. Mako does not perform surgery, make decisions on its own or move without the surgeon guiding it. Mako also allows your surgeon to make adjustments to your plan during surgery as needed.
Mako® Robotic-Arm Assisted Partial Knee Replacement
Mako for Partial Knee replacement is a treatment option for adults living with early to mid stage osteoarthritis (OA) that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee. Depending on where the arthritis affects the knee, patients may have an implant inserted in any of the following areas:
Mako® Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Replacement
Mako for Total Knee replacement is where the surgeon guides Mako’s robotic arm within the predefined area, and Mako’s AccuStopTM technology helps the surgeon stay within the planned boundaries that were defined in the personalized surgical plan to prepare the bone for the Triathlon Total Knee implant. With over a decade of clinical history, Triathlon knee implants are different from traditional knee replacement implants because they are designed to work with the body to promote natural-like circular motion
Mako® Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Hip Replacement
Mako for Total Hip replacement is a surgical procedure intended for patients who suffer from noninflammatory or inflammatory degenerative joint disease (DJD). Some forms of DJD include osteoarthritis (OA), post-traumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), avascular necrosis (AVN) and hip dysplasia.
Meet Our Surgeons
Using this state-of-the-art system, Dr. Stack and Dr. Arrojas are able to offer completely individualized surgical plans for each patient based on their unique anatomy while ensuring the placement and alignment of each implant component is made with the utmost accuracy.
Dr. Jason Stack
Dr. Arrojas
Personalized Treatment,
Specialized in Your Care.
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