Mako Robotic Surgery: Over 13,000 Procedures Performed Globally Every Month
Mako robotic arm technology is transforming the experience of patients undergoing joint replacement surgery all around the world.
Why Mako Robotic Arm Assisted Technology Helps a Faster Recovery
Making a rapid recovery from surgery involves managing your pain effectively, being able to mobilise early and healing well from your wounds. One of the reasons that Carrothers Orthopaedics uses Mako robotic arm assisted technology in joint replacement surgery is that it helps patients to recover more quickly so they can rehabilitate and get back…
Planning Your Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Surgery: What’s Different?
A small number of orthopaedic surgeons, including Carrothers Orthopaedics, are offering Mako robotic arm assisted surgery for patients undergoing partial and total knee replacement or total hip replacement procedures. This ground-breaking technology provides some important benefits over traditional surgical techniques. In this blog we explore what the difference is between traditional and robotic arm-assisted technology,…
Know More, Cut Less: Why We Use Mako Robotic Arm Assisted Technology
Every person’s anatomy is unique. When it comes to hip and knee replacement surgery, using Mako robotic arm assisted technology gives the orthopaedic surgeon more information about your anatomy which means they can very accurately plan your surgery and therefore cut away less of your bone and damage less of your other soft tissues.
Study Shows Long-Term Benefits of Custom Hip Implants
More and more people under the age of 60 are having hip replacement surgery. Figures published by the NHS show a 76% increase in the decade from 2004/5 to 2014/15. According to the Royal College of Surgeons this dramatic increase may be due to the fact patients are less willing to wait for surgery and…
Mako Robotic Arm Assisted Partial Knee Replacements: A Patient Guide
A partial knee replacement is a surgical procedure to replace the damaged compartment of your knee with a prosthetic implant. A new system of robotic-arm technology is helping orthopaedic surgeons to perform this type of surgery with greater accuracy than ever before. We are one of a small group of orthopaedic surgeons to use the…
