When a 66-year-old lecturer from Hosapete was advised knee replacement by doctors for his chronic pain, the first question that bothered him was how soon he would be able to get back on his feet.
“I have heard people cannot walk on their own for at least a month after the surgery. I do not want to depend on others for such a long time,” he told doctors.
When doctors at SPARSH Hospitals, where he was under treatment, told him that his recovery would be less painful and quick with a robotic joint replacement surgery, he opted for it. “His knee replacement was done using Mako Robotic-Arm assisted technology that allows surgeons to reproduce precise bone cuts for patients, every single time, first on a virtual 3D model and then in the operation theatre. He is up on his feet, able to walk on his own within two weeks,” said Ravikumar Mukartihal, Robotic Joint Replacement surgeon at the hospital.
