Bob Poole could manage the pain in his hip as long as he was working full-time and sitting down for most of the day. But when he retired, it started to keep him sidelined from the activities he enjoys.
“It’s the golden years, right?” says Poole, a Lisbon resident, with a laugh. “But I couldn’t work on my car without a lot of pain and feeling it all night afterward. I needed to do something about it.”
Poole went to see Dr. Scott Stanat, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who is certified in Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted surgery. Dr. Stanat suggested a hip replacement, which Poole underwent at Backus Hospital in September 2017. In just a few months, with regular physical therapy, he’s back underneath his car making repairs and happy about his increased mobility.
“It was worth it,” says Poole. “I can’t imagine not being able to do all that I can now.”
Dr. Stanat uses the Mako technology to perform total hip and knee replacements for patients who suffer from non-inflammatory or inflammatory degenerative joint disease. The surgery involves removing the arthritic bone and damaged cartilage and replacing them with implants. Mako robotic-arm technology provides your surgeon with a tailored three-dimensional model of the affected joint to help preserve healthy bone and position the implant.
“People need to understand how the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted joint replacement surgery is so much more advanced than other options available to them,” says Dr. Stanat. “The robot allows me to more precisely place the implant to shorten their recovery time and maximize their mobility so they can return to the activities they enjoy.
For more information on joint replacement surgery at Backus Hospital, click here.