Unique Knee Surgery with Computer Aid

Seeing what Amit Lahav, MD, couldn’t see helped a Milford woman get the “perfect fit” for a new knee. If not for the computer, and the techniques used in this cutting-edge procedure, the woman would not have had a knee replacement. Dr. Lahav said “she is doing great. She has no pain and is walking well.” The Milford Hospital orthopedic surgeon said the patient had a rod placed in her femur years ago that could not be removed. “She had significant arthritis in her knee where she was a candidate for a knee replacement. Unfortunately, using traditional instrumentation, a replacement cannot be done since a surgeon cannot instrument her femur because she has a metal rod in the bone.” The full story: Download Robotic