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Recovering from knee replacement
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Good evening @zacklucy, Two questions. Sorry, I forgot these items. First, yes the robotic surgery was minimally invasive. I am quite an advocate for "Care that Fits".
And the robotic process improves the surgical accuracy. Because of the multitude of images used to create the 3D image, the surgery automatically stops when a line is crossed by the surgeon. This means that there are no surgical "accidents" that might show up during recovery. My surgeon spent a great bit of pre-surgery time showing me videos of the process. It was quite fascinating.
May you be safe, protected, and free of inner and outer harm.
Chris
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Hey Chris, Joe here. I have to disagree that robotic TKRs are "minimally invasive". When I think of minimally invasive, I think of an arthroscope with very small incisions.
A TKR requires about an 8" incision, the quad is cut to release the patella, and surgical hammers are used to place the femoral and tibial prostheses. Full recovery can take up to a year, but with a motivated patient, normal movement is restored as quickly as 6 to 8 weeks. It's a great procedure with or without the assistant, but it is a traumatic procedure.
Anyway, just curious why you affirmed a robot-assisted TKR as minimally invasive. Thanks!