NEW YORK, April 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midtown Surgery Center announced today it is the state's first ambulatory surgical facility to fully support MAKOplasty®, a state-of-the-art, robotic arm-guided procedure. Dr. Andrew Rosen, Orthopedic Surgeon at Empire State Orthopaedics, performed the MAKOplasty case last week as an outpatient procedure.
"This was awesome!", said Dr. Rosen. "With MAKOplasty technology, I was able to offer my patient a far less invasive, quicker, and less expensive alternative to traditional knee surgery techniques and instruments. My patient walked out of here within hours of the procedure. All in all, I am very pleased with the outcome."
The MAKOplasty procedure utilizes a CT scan to generate patient-specific 3D modeling and reconstruction of bone surfaces for optimal inter-component alignment, which increases placement accuracy and decreases mal-alignment. By selectively targeting the portion of the knee that has been damaged by osteoarthritis, MAKOplasty can resurface the damaged area without compromising the healthy bone and tissue surrounding it.
"The level of balance and precision I was able to achieve with the Mako software and robotics system was impressive. This technique will allow my patients to recover quickly, have a smaller incision with minimal scarring, and return to their normal activities promptly." added Dr. Rosen.
"While robotic joint surgery has been growing nationally, the development of minimally invasive techniques to enable joint replacement to be performed as an outpatient procedure has the potential to revolutionize orthopedics and the economics of healthcare. It requires no overnight hospitalization, is safer from infections, and less costly, benefiting both insurers and patients," said Dr. Glen K. Lau, Managing Director at Midtown Surgery Center. "We look forward to introducing more computer-assisted and robotic technologies as they become available to our center."
"Since the surgery last Wednesday, the patient has come back in for their first post-op visit and is doing extraordinary! The patient is walking without aid and was able to start physical therapy within a couple of days of the MAKOplasty procedure. This is really cutting edge technology and will help a lot of people." shared Dr. Rosen.
Midtown Surgery Center is a state-of-the-art, outpatient surgical center near the U.N. Building in midtown Manhattan. The center and staff are committed to professionally serving its multi-disciplinary surgeon specialists and delivering to patients the highest level of quality care, comfort, and safety. The center is located at 305 E. 47th St., New York, NY 10017 – (212) 751-2100 www.midtownsurgery.com.
To learn more about the Midtown Surgery Center or the innovative, robot-assisted MAKOplasty procedure, contact Holly Birkey, MBA at 415-407-8650, hbirkey@robosurgical.com.
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