Dr. Timothy Joyce, an orthopedic surgeon with Northwest Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, stands with the Stryker Mako Robotic Arm at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish on Thursday. (Casey Kreider/Daily ...

According to the Center of Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Care and Research nearly one million hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States annually, making them the most common ...

With specialized training in the Mako SmartRobotics system, Signature Orthopedics’ Dr. Christopher Palmer has transformed the way that joint replacements are performed in St. Louis. This latest ...

Jan. 27—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A new robotic-assisted surgery system will improve total joint replacements at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown by allowing more precise removal of the joint and ...

Sixty-one-year-old Rhona Johnston from Winson Green underwent a left knee replacement, which was carried out using a Stryker Mako robot. She said: “I was asked if I was happy to have robotic-arm ...

Osteoarthritis can cause three surfaces of the knee to deteriorate. If only one or two of those areas are damaged, patients can avoid total knee replacement. Partial knee replacement using a new ...

Called KOBRA (Kolling Orthopaedic Biomechanics Robotic Arm), the orthopaedic biomechanics robot is one of the only two robots in the country that is based on simVitro – a hardware neutral joint ...

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A robotic arm exoskeleton being tested in Spokane is reaching to advance recovery for stroke patients. Developed at University of Idaho, a two-joint device is in trial use for one arm at Providence St ...