Robotic Surgery Overview

Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Overview

When having surgery, precision and accuracy are paramount to overall success and outcomes. Robotic total hip, total knee and partial knee replacement surgery, “assists” the surgeon in attaining these goals.

In the operating room, Dr. Galat will use tracking arrays attached to small pins drilled into your bone which allows real-time communication with a high-speed camera near the table. Then, real points on the joint surface will be registered with a small wand, correlating these points with a computer-generated image obtained from a CT scan of your joint prior to surgery. Once the match between your actual joint and the precise image is obtained, the perfect size and position of implants can be planned in order to maximize balance on the soft tissues. Finally, the robotic arm assists Dr. Galat in preparing the bone onto which the new components are implanted.