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Robotic arm to boost knee surgery outcomes in Scotland
A new robotic arm is being used in a Scottish hospital to help surgeons perform knee replacement surgery.
It is hoped that the new system will improve surgical outcomes and make knee replacement surgery in the country more accurate.
The robotic arm is the first of its kind to be used during knee replacement procedures in the UK.
Mark Blyth, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, which is using the computer-driven surgery aid, told the Herald: "We are very excited by this new technology which allows for highly accurate, sub-millimetre planning for part knee joint replacements."
The device uses CT scan coordinates to determine where to drill during operations.
Each patient has sensors attached to their knee bone so that the robotic arm can pin-point its own location.
Recently, orthopaedics specialist Anthony DiGioia claimed that technology is changing the face of joint replacement surgery.
He noted that semi-active robots are helping the discipline to evolve.
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