When pain from an arthritic hip became unbearable, 67-year-old Frank Sena sought treatment and relief.

He found both by undergoing robotic-assisted hip replacement surgery at Hartford HealthCare – and he’s glad he did!

“You cannot believe how much the pain pervades your life,” Sena said.

A lifelong gardener, Sena experienced pain due to an arthritic right hip.

“I could not due the physical things that I used to be able to do,” he said.

He wanted the pain gone, and consulted with surgeons at Hartford HealthCare to see if he’d be a good candidate for hip replacement. Turns out that he was the perfect patient to undergo surgery using the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System.

Mako enables surgeons to personalize partial knee and total hip arthroplasties to achieve optimal results with a level of accuracy previously unattainable with conventional instrumentation. It features a patient-specific visualization system and robotic arm technology that is integrated with surgical instruments. It assists surgeons in pre-planning and treating each patient uniquely.

For more information on the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System for joint replacement, click here