Robotic assisted total hip arthroplasty using the MAKO platform

Surgeons want to perform a perfect total hip replacement (THR) with every operation. Human performance has limitations, especially when performing a mechanical operation in a biological environment. Recent suggested changes to improve outcomes have been large femoral heads and anterior incisions, but unfortunately neither has resulted in any scientific data that change has been effected. The scientific data does tell us that poor component positions and impingement are the source of increasing mechanical complications. Therefore, attempts to improve the surgeon's performance by precise quantitative knowledge in the operating room have been used. We discuss robotic guided navigation as a solution. This technology provides predictable and reproducible results. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.