MAKOplasty Comes to Inova Loudoun Hospital

An open house was held at Inova Loudoun Hospital last week where staff demonstrated the new MAKO RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. It is the first interactive orthopedic system in Loudoun County and is the second MAKO in the Washington, DC region. 

MAKOplasty® is a minimally invasive  treatment option for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee.  It is less invasive than traditional total knee surgery and is performed using RIO®, a highly advanced, surgeon controlled robotic arm system. 

The following benefits as compared to total knee surgery:

-       Reduced pain

-       Minimal hospitalization

-       More rapid recovery

-       Less implant wear and loosening

-       Smaller scar

-       Better motion and a more natural feeling knee

Through its innovative use of technology, MAKOplasty takes partial knee resurfacing to a new level of precision. The RIO® system enables the surgeon to complete a patient specific pre-surgical plan that details the technique for bone preparation and customized implant positioning using a CT scan of the patient’s own knee.

During the procedure, the system creates a three-dimensional, virtual view of the patient’s bone surface and correlates the image to the pre-programmed surgical plan.  As the surgeon uses the robotic arm, its tactile, auditory and visual feedback limits the bone preparation to the diseased areas and provides for real time adjustments and more optimal implant positioning and placement for each individual patient. 

To learn more visit www.inova.org/ilh.