In Cheboksary for the first time conducted a robotic operation on the hip joint

Specialists of the Federal Center for Traumatology, Orthopedics and Endoprosthetics for the first time performed hip replacement using robotic assistance.

Previously, such technology was used in operations on the knee joint. Now a new direction was mastered for the hip joint.

The first patient was a 48-year-old man from Mordovia. The operation was successful, and in the coming days he will begin rehabilitation under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team of specialists.

The robotic system helps the surgeon prepare the bone surface with high precision, determine the optimal size and position of the implant, and preserve healthy tissue. All decisions during the intervention are made by the doctor.

“Robot-assisted hip replacement is a fundamentally different level of surgical precision.” We systematically went to master this technique: first we mastered robotic knee replacement, gained experience. Today we are taking the next step, said the chief doctor of the Federal Center, Professor Nikolai Nikolaev.

The center emphasizes that the robot acts primarily as a high-precision navigation system and helps the doctor work with a variety of parameters important for the outcome of the operation.