Surgeons now have a robot that helps with endoprosthetics with jewel-like precision.
St. Petersburg‑based N. I. Pirogov Clinic of High Medical Technologies now has Mako SmartRobotics surgery system, an advanced platform for knee and hip joint prosthetics.
The day before the operation, the surgeon uses 3D modeling data to plan the implant placement down to the smallest detail, taking into account the patient’s anatomy. Preoperative planning based on computed tomography data is carried out using the Mako digital ecosystem, which includes intraoperative navigation that visualizes anatomy in real time, as well as a robotic arm.
“This level of preoperative preparation and intraoperative control radically changes the standards of accuracy and predictability of results. During the intervention, the robot, like the hand of an experienced sculptor, restricts the area of impact of the instruments and ensures maximum accuracy of resections with zero possibility of error,” says Vadim Klimenko, traumatologist and orthopedist, who performed the first operation with the system.
Mako SmartRobotics is the only Russian robotic system officially registered for total hip replacement, as well as total and partial knee replacement.
Unlike surgical imaging aids, Mako SmartRobotics has the ability to physically control the movement of instruments. Clinical studies demonstrate the advantages of robotic surgery such as reducing the number of revisions by up to 53%, improving the balance of soft tissues, reducing hospital admissions, reducing the need for analgesics and speeding up rehabilitation.
The N. I. Clinic. Pirogov’s clinic, part of St. Petersburg State University, is often rated among the leading medical institutions both in Russia and abroad. Over the past year, the specialists of the university clinic have performed more than 35,000 successful operations.