COVER FEATURE
MAKOplasty AS
Improves Surgical
Precision and Patient Outcomes at Quincy Medical Center
3-D Imaging and Robotic Arm Technology Improve Joint Replacement
Procedures By Karen Doyle
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enjoy longer l i fe expectancies, we
also expect to remain active longer. For many people, the ability to stay active in older years requires surgical intervention, including partial and full joint replacement. Exciting new technologies being used at Quincy Medical Center in Quincy make these surgeries more effective than ever before, according to Leonid Dabuzhsky, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Quincy Medical Center. Dr. Dabuzhsky uses MAKOplasty,
which employs the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System, to gain unprecedented accuracy as he performs partial knee and total hip replacement procedures. For total knee replacement surgery, he uses the Praxim robotically assisted navigation system, designed and manufactured by OMNIlife science.
Every Detail Planned Ahead of Time These technologies enable a surgeon
to plan surgical procedures with remark- able detail using three-dimensional computer imaging. The robotic arm is then guided by the surgeon within the parameters that have been prescribed during the presurgery planning.
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