Chronic knee pain can make everyday activities—like hiking, biking, or even a walk with friends—feel out of reach. But with muscle-sparing knee replacement using Mako Robotics, active adults can recover strength and mobility more quickly. Here's how this advanced approach is changing the future of knee surgery.
Understanding Muscle Sparing Knee Replacement
Muscle-sparing knee replacement is a surgical technique designed to minimize damage to surrounding muscles and soft tissues. This approach uses smaller incisions and carefully navigates around key muscles supporting the knee. By preserving the quadriceps and other vital tissues, it reduces pain, accelerates recovery, and improves post-surgical mobility. Advanced technologies, such as robotic-assisted systems like Mako, enhance precision, ensuring optimal alignment and long-term joint function.
How Mako Robotics Enhances Muscle-Sparing Knee Replacement
Mako Robotics enhances muscle-sparing knee replacement through its advanced robotic-assisted precision and minimally invasive approach by:
Pre-Surgical 3D Planning
Mako SmartRobotics™ uses a detailed CT scan to create a personalized 3D model of the patient's knee. This allows the surgeon to plan the procedure before making any incisions, ensuring that only the damaged bone is removed while preserving surrounding muscles and soft tissue.
Real-Time Robotic Assistance
During surgery, Mako’s robotic arm guides the surgeon with extreme accuracy, allowing for precise bone cuts and implant positioning. This prevents unnecessary disruption to muscles, tendons, and ligaments, which traditional knee replacements often disturb.
Smaller Incisions & Less Tissue Trauma
Unlike conventional knee replacement techniques that require cutting through major muscles, Mako’s approach avoids these structures through a smaller, targeted incision. This reduces post-operative pain, swelling, and scarring while allowing for faster recovery.
Optimal Implant Positioning for Natural Movement
By ensuring precise implant alignment, Mako Robotics helps maintain natural joint stability and function. This minimizes strain on surrounding muscles, allowing patients to regain mobility sooner and with less discomfort.
Faster Rehabilitation & Quicker Return to Activity
Since muscles and soft tissues are spared from unnecessary trauma, patients experience less pain, require fewer medications, and can start physical therapy sooner. This results in a shorter recovery period, making it an ideal solution for active adults who want to return to their daily activities quickly.
Who Is a Candidate for the Muscle-Sparing Mako Knee Replacement?
If you are an active adult suffering from chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis or injury, you may be an excellent candidate for this innovative procedure. The best way to determine if Mako robotic-assisted knee replacement is right for you is to consult with a board-certified orthopedic knee specialist.
AUTHOR: Dr. Christopher W. Palmer, DO is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Orthopaedic Surgeon at Signature Medical Group in Missouri, specializing in robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement. Dr. Palmer has specialized training in the Mako SmartRobotics ™ System with a focus on compassionate, individualized patient care.
