OrthoGeorgia Outpatient Surgery Center is the first outpatient surgery center in the State of Georgia to offer MAKO Partial Knee Replacement procedures, performed using the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System marketed by Stryker.  The MAKO system is a surgeon-controlled robotic arm system that enables accurate alignment and placement of implants.

“Accuracy is key in planning and performing partial knee procedures,” said Robert M. Thornsberry, MD.  “For a good outcome you need to align and position the implants just right.  The MAKO system enables surgeons to personalize partial knee arthroplasties to achieve optimal results at a level of accuracy and reproducibility previously unattainable with conventional instrumentation.”

The Mako System features a patient-specific visualization system and proprietary tactile robotic arm technology that is integrated with intelligent surgical instruments.  It assists surgeons in pre-planning and in treating each patient uniquely and with consistently reproducible procedure.

Mako Partial Knee Replacement is a treatment option for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee.  It is less invasive than traditional total knee surgery.  A pre-surgical plan is created based on a CT scan of the patient’s own knee, and the surgeon uses the robotic arm during surgery to resurface the diseased portion of the knee, sparing healthy bone and surrounding tissue for a more natural feeling knee. An implant is then secured in the joint to allow the knee to move smoothly again.