Mako Robotic Total Knee Replacement

Posted by gratefulbob @gratefulbob, 23 hours ago

I just had my knee replaced yesterday. The surgeon used the Mako robot. It involved having a CT scan of my knee which is used to program the Mako robot and minimizes tissue damage. Amazingly the surgery itself lasted only 45 minutes. I was able to walk almost immediately after recovery from anesthesia and went home in the afternoon. Anyway, so far I am happy with the results though I do have pain. The pain occurs mostly when I bend my new knee, standing and walking are relatively painless except when bending. Hopefully this will go away once I complete rehab. Note the surgery was done at Eisenhower Health in the Palm Springs area. However, I believe all three Mayo centers also use Mako.

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grandpun | @grandpun | 8 hours ago

Hello Greatfulbob!
Congrats on your current successes.
I had similar early success post-op in 12/24 for left knee.
BUT, my in-home PT tech was lousy! Should have fired him!
As soon as that was done (with doctor's ok) I flew out of state to celebrate Christmas with my son's family. So no PT at that time.
When out patient PT started all went well at first. But my earlier bad start seemed to catch up with me and my new knee after about 3-weeks.
Improvement started to slow down dramatically.
Obviously the poor start of PT was not good.
Now, 9.5 months post-op, I still have some pain; especially going down stairs. Range of motion is limited both flex and extend. And I can't keep up a good walking pace. I only need a cane or 'trekking pole' on uneven ground.
The moral of my story is:
dive into the PT and make it your #1 priority!
I sure will when my right knee gets replaced.
Again, your wonderful success so far is a real blessing. Keep up the good work!

steveinarizona | @steveinarizona | 7 hours ago

After just one day the nerve block and anesthesia may still be working. Fingers crossed that you continue to have an excellent outcome. Please post again in a week and let us know how you are doing.

I am having a similar surgery in a few days only my surgeon uses the CORI robot and related Journey II implant. I am hoping he will be able to do a bicruciate retaining implant but I won't know for sure until after the surgery as he has to get in there to be sure that he can do it for me.

Every surgeon has her own routine. Mine has PT commencing in the third week post surgery.