Business Insight presentedl by Corin Group Robotic Knee Surgery Results in Greater Precision, Quicker Recovery When you're ready to get a total knee replacement, you might be in so much pain that you're thinking it doesn't matter who does it or how it's done - just underwent total knee replacement on do it now, please! But it does matter. Recovery from total knee replacement can take more time and of Orthopedic Associates, at Northwest possibly involve additional long-term issues if the surgery is not completed with a high degree of accuracy. What many doctors and patients are finding is that using a robotic method to conduct total knee replacement surgery can bring about quicker recovery, which is certainly the case with one suburban Chicago resident. "I said, That's it, I have to try to get the knees replaced," Garceau said. Garceau, who suffers from osteoarthritis, provides computer guidance to plan The doctor uses OMNIBoties, by Corin Group, a robotic-assisted system that her previous one on the right knee. "It was unreal," she said. "After the first surgery, it took quite a while to be able to walk around. I had to use that walker for six weeks. For my left knee, in four days, I did not need the walker. I could just and perform total knee replacement. Instead of using the manual cutting blocks surgeons have relied upon in conventional surgery, the system creates a computer-generated 3D model of the patient's knee and employs a robotically neighbors would comment, 'What are assisted cutting guide which allows for much greater accuracy and consistency. "The goal of knee replacement surgery is to optimally align the implant and balance the soft tissues," said Dr. Kim. "Robotic technology takes accuracy to a her right knee in the summer of 2019. It was performed by Dr. Thomas Kim walk around." Community Hospital in a traditional operation in which the surgeon determines the measurements and bone cuts with the aid of manual instruments. She needed the full 10 weeks of recovery to get back up to speed. She was helped by her daughters and friends who provided day-to-day assistance, and relied on a walker and then a cane before whole new level. Computer navigation going back to work. The second surgery Garceau, a longtime patient of Dr. Kim's, was ready for her second knee replacement surgery in 2020. She decided unprecedented levels of accuracy and to have it in May, which would give her plenty of time before the next school year. Since the original surgery, Dr. Kim had integrated robotics into his practice and recommended that Garceau's left knee operation be aided by this technology. "I would go out to get the mail, and Living in pain Pain was a constant companion for Pam Garceau of Wheeling before her knee replacement surgeries. The single mom of teenagers who works as a first-grade teacher had an active lifestyle that was hampered by the limitations of her struggling knees. In 2019, she decided to undergo surgery on one of her knees after many procedures - such as cortisone shots and gel pain- relief injections - were not working. you doing, didn't you just have surgery?" It was unreal. I went for my physical therapy and had the same therapist I had for the first procedure. During the initial assessment, he noted that I was much further along than I was with the right knee. Other patients would be there doing their own therapy and they would ask, 'Did I hear you right you just had surgery a week and a half ago?" That's how well I was doing, how quickly I was recovering." While the knee was a bit stiff at first, it kept getting better and better. "By the end of June, I felt fantastic," she said. "I didn't need to go to therapy anymore, I could do the exercises at home." used in robotic surgery allows doctors to detect differences as small as half a millimeter and half a degree. Robotic- assisted bone preparation gives precision." "No two knees are exactly alike - each has its own unique anatomy with varying levels of joint degeneration, stiffness, and deformity," Dr. Kim said. "During robotic surgery, surgeons create a personalized surgical plan based off a virtual 3D model of the patient's Before the two knee surgeries, Garceau said she "couldn't do much of anything." She had to sit down a lot when she was knee and an assessment of the knee ligaments' balance throughout the full range of motion. This makes each surgery activities. individually tailored to each patient's own anatomy and degree of deformity." Dr. Kim has conducted almost 150 robotic-assisted total knee replacements and the outcomes have been very encouraging. OMNIBotics patients have out walking and had to avoid certain "Once I had both knees done, I could do whatever I want," she said. She even participated in a college tour with one of her daughters that involved a few hours of walking. When anyone asks her about her surgery, Garceau said she encourages them to get the robotic surgery from Dr. Kim. "The difference was just amazing." demonstrated an overall satisfaction rate above 979%, compared to 81% from traditional methods. (1) "What we're seeing is that because the knee is aligned and balanced so well, there is an earlier recovery," he said. "Patients are getting their range of motion and are back to their activities (1) JA, Lawrence JM, Randall AL, Ponder CE, Keggi JM, Wakelin EA, Koenig DeClaire JH et al. Impact of intra-operative predictive ligament balance on post-operative balance and patient outcome in TKA: a prospective multicenter study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Jul 13. doi: 10. 1007/ s00402-021-04043-3 quicker than what we were used to." Artkritic knees like this one can be repleced with greater precision and quicker kealing if performed using robotie surgery. Quicker recovery, better life Garceau could tell the difference soon Corin Group's OMNIBorics station is a robotic-assisted system that prorides computer gwidance to plan and perform total kuce replacement. after the surgery - her recovery from the left total knee replacement, which was conducted with the robot-assisted technology, was going much faster than Business Insight presentedl by Corin Group Robotic Knee Surgery Results in Greater Precision, Quicker Recovery When you're ready to get a total knee replacement, you might be in so much pain that you're thinking it doesn't matter who does it or how it's done - just underwent total knee replacement on do it now, please! But it does matter. Recovery from total knee replacement can take more time and of Orthopedic Associates, at Northwest possibly involve additional long-term issues if the surgery is not completed with a high degree of accuracy. What many doctors and patients are finding is that using a robotic method to conduct total knee replacement surgery can bring about quicker recovery, which is certainly the case with one suburban Chicago resident. "I said, That's it, I have to try to get the knees replaced," Garceau said. Garceau, who suffers from osteoarthritis, provides computer guidance to plan The doctor uses OMNIBoties, by Corin Group, a robotic-assisted system that her previous one on the right knee. "It was unreal," she said. "After the first surgery, it took quite a while to be able to walk around. I had to use that walker for six weeks. For my left knee, in four days, I did not need the walker. I could just and perform total knee replacement. Instead of using the manual cutting blocks surgeons have relied upon in conventional surgery, the system creates a computer-generated 3D model of the patient's knee and employs a robotically neighbors would comment, 'What are assisted cutting guide which allows for much greater accuracy and consistency. "The goal of knee replacement surgery is to optimally align the implant and balance the soft tissues," said Dr. Kim. "Robotic technology takes accuracy to a her right knee in the summer of 2019. It was performed by Dr. Thomas Kim walk around." Community Hospital in a traditional operation in which the surgeon determines the measurements and bone cuts with the aid of manual instruments. She needed the full 10 weeks of recovery to get back up to speed. She was helped by her daughters and friends who provided day-to-day assistance, and relied on a walker and then a cane before whole new level. Computer navigation going back to work. The second surgery Garceau, a longtime patient of Dr. Kim's, was ready for her second knee replacement surgery in 2020. She decided unprecedented levels of accuracy and to have it in May, which would give her plenty of time before the next school year. Since the original surgery, Dr. Kim had integrated robotics into his practice and recommended that Garceau's left knee operation be aided by this technology. "I would go out to get the mail, and Living in pain Pain was a constant companion for Pam Garceau of Wheeling before her knee replacement surgeries. The single mom of teenagers who works as a first-grade teacher had an active lifestyle that was hampered by the limitations of her struggling knees. In 2019, she decided to undergo surgery on one of her knees after many procedures - such as cortisone shots and gel pain- relief injections - were not working. you doing, didn't you just have surgery?" It was unreal. I went for my physical therapy and had the same therapist I had for the first procedure. During the initial assessment, he noted that I was much further along than I was with the right knee. Other patients would be there doing their own therapy and they would ask, 'Did I hear you right you just had surgery a week and a half ago?" That's how well I was doing, how quickly I was recovering." While the knee was a bit stiff at first, it kept getting better and better. "By the end of June, I felt fantastic," she said. "I didn't need to go to therapy anymore, I could do the exercises at home." used in robotic surgery allows doctors to detect differences as small as half a millimeter and half a degree. Robotic- assisted bone preparation gives precision." "No two knees are exactly alike - each has its own unique anatomy with varying levels of joint degeneration, stiffness, and deformity," Dr. Kim said. "During robotic surgery, surgeons create a personalized surgical plan based off a virtual 3D model of the patient's Before the two knee surgeries, Garceau said she "couldn't do much of anything." She had to sit down a lot when she was knee and an assessment of the knee ligaments' balance throughout the full range of motion. This makes each surgery activities. individually tailored to each patient's own anatomy and degree of deformity." Dr. Kim has conducted almost 150 robotic-assisted total knee replacements and the outcomes have been very encouraging. OMNIBotics patients have out walking and had to avoid certain "Once I had both knees done, I could do whatever I want," she said. She even participated in a college tour with one of her daughters that involved a few hours of walking. When anyone asks her about her surgery, Garceau said she encourages them to get the robotic surgery from Dr. Kim. "The difference was just amazing." demonstrated an overall satisfaction rate above 979%, compared to 81% from traditional methods. (1) "What we're seeing is that because the knee is aligned and balanced so well, there is an earlier recovery," he said. "Patients are getting their range of motion and are back to their activities (1) JA, Lawrence JM, Randall AL, Ponder CE, Keggi JM, Wakelin EA, Koenig DeClaire JH et al. Impact of intra-operative predictive ligament balance on post-operative balance and patient outcome in TKA: a prospective multicenter study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2021 Jul 13. doi: 10. 1007/ s00402-021-04043-3 quicker than what we were used to." Artkritic knees like this one can be repleced with greater precision and quicker kealing if performed using robotie surgery. Quicker recovery, better life Garceau could tell the difference soon Corin Group's OMNIBorics station is a robotic-assisted system that prorides computer gwidance to plan and perform total kuce replacement. after the surgery - her recovery from the left total knee replacement, which was conducted with the robot-assisted technology, was going much faster than