Spire Thames Valley Hospital is proud to offer Mako-assisted surgery

Consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Spire Thames Valley Hospital can now use the Mako robotic arm system to assist during total hip replacements, total knee replacements and partial knee replacements. The robotic technology provides a personalised surgical plan for joint replacement surgery.

The benefit to patients when surgeons use Mako robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery compared to traditional surgery may include significantly reduced pain after surgery and faster recovery times.

The Mako technology provides each patient with their own personalised surgical plan, bespoke to their specific body shape and surgical requirements. CT scans are used to create a 3D model of the hip or knee for pre-surgical planning.

In the operating theatre, the surgeon follows the personalised surgical plan while preparing the bone for the joint implant. The Mako robotic arm guides the surgeon so they remain within pre-defined surgical areas to avoid the removal of healthy bone tissue. As the surgeon resurfaces the knee or hip joint for the placement of implants, Mako provides real-time feedback to the surgeon, delivering a high degree of precision and accuracy in the placing of the implants.

Consultant specialists offering this new service at Spire Thames Valley Hospital are:

• Mr Gurdeep Biring
• Mr Henry Bourke
• Mr Rishi Chana
• Mr Alastair Davidson
• Mr Moataz El-Husseiny
• Mr Rakesh Kucheria
• Mr Ciaran McGarvey
• Mr Tom Pollard
• Mr Vikas Vedi

Spire Thames Valley Hospital Mako launch