A Robotic Surgeon Highlights the MAKO Robotics-Assisted Surgery for the Knee Osteoarthritis

WORDS LIM TECK CHOON

FEATURED EXPERT DR YUEN JIN CHUAN Consultant Orthopaedic, Trauma, Arthroplasty and Robotic Surgeon Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV)

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects millions worldwide and significantly impacts mobility and quality of life. It is characterized by the breakdown and eventual loss of cartilage in the joints, leading to pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, or even disability.

The most prevalent form of osteoarthritis is knee osteoarthritis, which affecting over 10-20% of Malaysia’s adult population.

MAKO ROBOTICS-ASSISTED SURGERY

Dr Yuen Jin Chuan explains that a treatment option for knee osteoporosis is MAKO robotic-assisted surgery, which is executed using the MAKO Robotic machine.

Advantages of the MAKO Robotics-assisted Surgery

• It allows for a more precise and customized operation as it has a 3-D imaging system that creates a patient-specific plan.
• The robotic arm assists the surgeon in making customized and better-aligned bone resections, which leads to improved joint function and longevity.
• Conventional total knee replacement surgery can alter normal knee alignment, potentially resulting in compromised joint function. MAKO robotic-assisted surgery, on the other hand, can accurately reproduce the natural kinematics of the knee, restoring alignment and enhancing overall joint performance.
• Reduced pain levels and recovery time.
• A lower risk of implant failure, thus lowering the risk of complications and the need for future surgeries.
• Patients that have undergone MAKO robotic-assisted surgery have reported higher satisfaction scores and improved joint function after their surgery.

A NEW ERA OF INNOVATIVE SURGICAL SOLUTIONS

Dr Yuen mentions that, with the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in Malaysian adults, innovative solutions such as MAKO robotic-assisted surgical machine offer us with personalized surgical solutions, minimally invasive procedures, improved surgical outcomes and faster recovery.

“With MAKO technology, the future of knee osteoarthritis treatment promises patients revolutionary surgical procedures and enhanced patient care,” he concludes.