Robotic Surgery

Sunway Medical Centre, one of the leading smart hospitals in Malaysia, is first to be equipped with 2 robotic systems in arthroplasty (joints) surgery.

Both robotic systems are used in total knee replacement,
partial knee replacement, and total hip replacement.

Robotic technology is used to create a 3D virtual module of your bone (knee or hip) with imaging like CT scan or X-ray. It will provide details on the bony anatomy of an individual patient and enable the orthopaedic surgeon to pre-plan your surgery with a unique software. The software can assess the resection margin and virtually place the implant in the proper position with best assess of joint balance, bend and rotation. This pre-op plan can be implemented during surgery.

During surgery, surgeons will do the bone registration; identify landmarks in order to fuse the actual bone view and the pre-op plan. There is an optical tracker to track the joint movement during surgery. The pre-op plan overlaid on the actual bone is used as a surgical guide, to provide information on where to cut and how much to cut then place the implant in pre-defined area. Surgeon can make adjustments if necessary during the surgery.

Robotic-assisted surgery can deliver high accuracy in implant placement, minimise soft tissue and ligaments injured of the knee and hip, and prevent unnecessary bone cuts, thus leading to less post-operative pain. With this, patients experienced shorter hospital stay, lower complication rate and faster recovery. Due to the high accuracy in implant positioning, it can result in a more natural-feeling knee after surgery and the potential for better long-term satisfaction and implant durability.

To date, our 9 orthopaedic surgeons has performed thousands of robotic joint replacement surgeries. Our team is first in the country to do the robotic hip replacement with Mako SmartRobotics in 2021 and robotic partial knee replacement with Rosa Knee System in 2023. We strongly believe that the revolutionisation of robotic technologies can enhance precision and thus improve patient outcomes in orthopaedic procedures.

Your health, our priority. Embracing tomorrow's surgery with robotics.

To explore and learn more about Mako SmartRobotics or the ROSA Knee System as a potential treatment option for your condition, we encourage you to seek expert consultation and assessment with our orthopedic specialists today.

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