Makoplasty: Doctor uses robot arm for knee surgeries

just this past may, four australian doctors came to our city to train with doctor alvaro hernandez, he’s a leader in makoplasty — an innovative procedure that allows surgeons to partially replace a knee with the help of a robotic arm. the procedure allows surgeons to preserve healthy bone and tissue, relieve a patient’s pain, and restore a range of motion. doctor hernandez tells abc-7 patients even walk away after the surgery because with makoplastry, they don’t have to replace the entire knee: alvaro hernandez: “the thin that the robotic surgery does is improve accuracy, particularly in this type of surgery, it allows us to do the surgery, it allows us to do the operation more precisely. alvaro hernandez: “it just, it makes the surgery a little better. i tell people that in the old days we used to get a map out and try to find our way when we were lost and now we ask the phone where we are and how to get there and it tells us right away.” dr. hernandez