Mako can be used for Total Knee Replacement (TKR), which is a treatment option for adults living with mid- to late-stage osteoarthritis of the knee. Mako provides you with a personalized surgical plan based on your unique anatomy.
The Mako technology provides your surgeon with a patient-specific 3-D model to pre-plan your total knee replacement. During surgery, they guide the Mako robotic-arm based on your patient-specific plan. This allows the surgeon to remove the diseased bone, preserve healthy bone and soft tissue, and position the implant based on your anatomy.
How it works
Have a plan personalized for you
First, a CT scan of your knee joint is taken. This CT scan is uploaded into the Mako System software, where a 3-D model of your knee is created. This 3-D model is used to pre-plan and assist your surgeon in performing your total knee replacement.
In the operating room
During surgery, your surgeon follows your personalized surgical plan while preparing the bone for the Triathlon Total Knee implant. With over a decade of clinical history, triathlon knee replacements are different than traditional knee replacements because they are designed to work with the body to promote natural-like circular motion.1-4
Your surgeon then guides the robotic-arm to remove diseased bone and cartilage within the pre-defined area. The Mako System helps them stay within the planned boundaries that were defined when the personalized pre-operative plan was created. In a laboratory study, Mako Technology demonstrated accurate placement of implants to a personalized surgical plan.5
After surgery
After surgery, your surgeon, your nurses and physical therapists will set goals with you to get you back on the move. They will closely monitor your condition and progress. Your surgeon may review an x-ray of your new knee replacement with you.
Watch Sandi-Jo's experience with the Mako robotics arm assisted technology
Contact us today at 617-636-8888 to see if Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery for total knee replacement is right for you.
1 Mistry J, Elmallah R, Chughtai M, Oktem M, Harwin S, Mont M. Long-Term Survivorship and Clinical Outcomes of a Single Radius Total Knee Arthroplasty. International XXVIII.
2 Designed to maintain collateral ligament stability throughout the range of motion. Stryker-Initiated Dynamic Computer Simulations of Passive ROM and Oxford Rig Test, Stephen Piazza, 2003.
3 Wang H, Simpson KJ, Ferrara MS, Chamnongkich S, Kinsey T, Mahoney, OM. Biomechanical differences exhibited during sit-to-stand between total knee arthroplasty designs of varying radii. J Arthroplasty. 2006;21(8):1193-1199.
4 Gómez-Barrena E, Fernandez-García C, Fernandez- Bravo A, Cutillas-Ruiz R, Bermejo-Fernandez G. Functional performance with a single-radius femoral design total knee arthroplasty. Clin Ortho Relates Res. 2010;468(5):1214-1220.
5 Hampp E. et al. Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Demonstrated Greater Accuracy to Plan Compared to Manual Technique. Orthopaedic Research Society 2017 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Poster No. 2412. March 20-22, 2017.
