Becker's Healthcare January 10, 2024
ASCs are increasingly looking to adopt robotic technology to aid in high-acuity, highly reimbursed orthopedic procedures.
The use of robots in total knee arthroplasties increased sixfold in the last six years, according to a report from American Joint Replacement Registry.
Many orthopedic surgeons are expecting robots to become the standard.
“I have used the Stryker Mako robot to perform my partial and total knee replacements and total hip replacements (including revisions) for over seven years,” Anthony Melillo, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Houston-based Bay Oaks Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, told Becker’s. “I was hesitant at first since it was a new concept. But I can now say that I will never do another joint replacement without this technology. Bottom line,...