UTICA, N.Y. – St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) will host a free, educational event to give the community a rare look at the RIO®, a highly advanced, surgeon-controlled robotic arm system used for partial knee surgeries, on Tuesday, September 29 from 5-7 p.m. The event will be held at the Sister Regina Conference Room on the hospital’s first floor, near the Admitting entrance, 2209 Genesee Street, Utica.
Information on the system and criteria for appropriate surgical candidates will be presented by John Sullivan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who performs the MAKOplasty partial knee procedure. Since February, SEMC has offered robotic partial knee resurfacing, a minimally invasive treatment option for adults living with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee. Use of MAKOplasty allows less invasive surgery than traditional, total knee surgery and is performed using RIO®. SEMC is the first to acquire this technology in the region east of Syracuse.
MAKOplasty potentially offers the following benefits as compared to total knee surgery:
• Reduced pain
• Minimal hospitalization
• More rapid recovery
• Less implant wear and loosening
• Smaller scar
• Better motion and a more natural-feeling knee.
Light refreshments will be served and parking is available in the lots in front of the hospital or in the parking garage. Call 315-624-5216 with questions about the event.
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Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.
Sandra Fentiman
Manager, Marketing / Community Outreach
Mohawk Valley Health System
315-624-5216
sfentiman@mvhealthsystem.org
