MDNews - Mid Hudson

MAKOPLASTY — AN INNOVATIVE, ROBOT-ASSISTED MODALITY — PROVIDES ENHANCED SURGICAL PRECISION AND MARKEDLY FASTER PATIENT RECOVERY FOLLOWING PARTIAL KNEE RESURFACING AND TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES. The old axiom goes, "If all you have is a hammer, then everything looks like a nail." Orthopedic surgeons at Health Quest's Vassar Brothers Medical Center (VBMC) Orthopedic Center for Excellence have helped ensure personalized treatment for every patient by expanding their surgical toolboxes to include MAKOplasty — a technology for partial knee resurfacing and total hip replacement powered by the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. Vassar Brothers Medical Center is the first hospital in the region to offer MAKOplasty and the only one from Yonkers to the Canadian border to provide the technology to patients. "Total hip and partial knee replacements have been around for decades, but this approach improves the outcomes for both," says David T. Stamer, MD, Mid Hudson Medical Group, PC, and orthopedic surgeon and past president of the medical staff at VBMC. Ideal for treating unicompartmental osteoarthritis — arthritis affecting only one of the medial, lateral or patellofemoral compartments of the knee — MAKOplasty partial knee resurfacing builds on traditional techniques that are technically complex and require significant bone and tissue removal. "Partial knee replacement isn't performed very often because it's a challenging pro- cedure," says Frank T. Lombardo, MD, Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County, PC, and orthopedic joint replacement specialist at VBMC Orthopedic Center of Excellence. "Additionally, the components may not always be placed correctly. The advent of MAKOplasty allows us to place the components in the perfect position with minimal to no error, allowing for better functional recovery and outcomes. Advancing Orthopedic Surgery in the Mid Hudson Region with State-of-the-Art Technology By Michael Ferguson Health Quest: David T. Stamer, MD, and Mark Aierstok, MD, review patient-specific information from a preoperative CT scan to ensure accurate positioning of the implant. COV ER FE AT UR E 6 | Mid Hudson MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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