In Nizhny Novgorod for the first time conducted operations with a robot surgeon

In Nizhny Novgorod, for the first time, operations were performed on knee and hip joint replacement using the Mako robotic system. This was reported in the press service of PIMU.

The technology is based on computed tomography data: after examining the patient, a three-dimensional model of the joint is created, which allows the surgeon to determine the optimal location of the components of the endoprosthesis even before the operation.

Deputy Chief Physician of the PIMU University Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopedics, Chief Freelance Traumatologist-Orthopedist of the Ministry of Health of Russia in the PFO Vyacheslav Mitrofanov stressed that the robot does not replace a specialist. The decision is made by the doctor: he chooses the position of the components, the volume of intervention, works with soft tissues, installs an endoprosthesis and is fully responsible for the course of the operation. Mako is a precision instrument in the hands of a surgeon, he explained.

During the intervention, the system sets virtual boundaries – a predetermined area for the tool to work, which helps to more accurately follow the operation plan.