 Dr. Michael Reilly Performs First Robotic Total Knee Replacement in Broward County Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL – A team at Broward Health Imperial Point Medical Center led by Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Michael Reilly, recently performed Broward County's first computer-navigated total knee replacement using a robotic cutting guide. The technology offers a new surgical option for patients with chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis who require total knee replacement. It allows for increased accuracy of implant placement, helps implants last longer, and can reduce the patient's recovery time. The key to the procedure is the system's ability to precisely replicate the surfaces of each individual patient's damaged knee joint in the computer software without the need for preoperative CT or MRI scans. The surgeon is able to plan the size, position and orientation of the implant before making any bone cuts. Once the planning is complete, the robotic cutting guide is attached to the patient's knee and used to guide the surgeon as he makes the bone cuts necessary to attach the knee replacement implant. "This is the most dramatic development in joint surgery in the past 30 years," said Reilly. "For patients in constant pain who are no longer able to function well, this procedure is ideal." The Apex Robotic Technology Praxim robotic cutting guide is the only system of its kind currently available to perform total knee replacements. In addition, it does not require expensive preoperative CT scans or MRI like other robotic systems for partial knee replacement. "Imperial Point Medical Center has always embraced new medical technology in order to improve the lives of our patients," said interim CEO, Mark Sprada. "Thanks to innovators like Dr. Reilly, we will continue to offer the very latest in technology for orthopedic surgery". |
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