Shalby Hospital launches robotic knee replacement surgery

Chandigarh, July 30, 2022: Shalby Hospital Mohali on Saturday announced the launch of robotic knee replacement surgery in association with Anhad Robotics, Ludhiana.

Addressing a press conference here today Dr. Gagandeep Gupta, ortho & joint replacement surgeon at Shalby Hospital said, ”Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery is a new innovation, which has brought sea changes in the orthopaedics field. It rules out any human errors and apprehensions over any harm or fault in functioning of robotic equipment are proved to be wrong.” He further said that the robotic system is designed to help the surgeon not only plan the surgery based on a patient’s unique anatomy, but also position the total knee implant using a combination of computer and robotic assistance. It allows the surgeon to collect patient-specific data during the procedure to build a 3D model of the patient’s knee to help plan the surgery. During the procedure, a handheld robotics assisted tool is used to position the specific cut guides exactly as intended, based on the patient-model, said Dr. Gupta.

Dr Ashish Singh Passi, ortho surgeon at Anhad Robotics said that robotic knee replacement surgery is an evolution and a boon for the people who are suffering from knee problems. It has brought new innovation and stimulated the growth of orthopaedics field. The surgeons can effectively operate with least chances of errors. It has surpassed other methodologies and is continuing doing so, he pointed out . Talking about advantages of robotic surgery, Dr Passi said that with minimal blood loss, the patient can get back to normal life fast. There is no damage to the bones as it only targets the bones which need treatment and the reliability rate is very high. It is clinically proven that there are no harmful effects of this surgery with an exposure control, he maintained.

A surgery with this technology enables the surgeon to precisely remove only the damaged part of the damaged bone, while saving all the natural structures in the knee. This leads to a more normal feeling of knee and quicker recovery for the patient, he informed.

Dr. Gupta added, “The robotics enabled artificial intelligence helps achieve more precision and accuracy in the surgery with the bone cuts which has not been possible until now with the manual method of performing surgery. At the end of the surgery the knee implant is almost a custom-fit for the patient and they forget they have even had a surgery.”

“The best thing about robotics is that it is available for both total knee replacement and partial knee replacement as all patients may not be eligible for a partial knee. In partial knee replacements too, it gives the same benefits to the patients,” said Dr. Ashish Passi.