• Knee replacement. A total knee replacement involves replacing the entire joint. If only one section of the knee is damaged, Dr Moonda will only replace the damaged portion of the knee joint. This is called a partial knee replacement.
• Osteoarthritis. Also known as wear-and-tear arthritis, osteoarthritis damages the slick cartilage that covers the ends of bones and helps joints move smoothly.
• Total hip replacement. Both sections of the joint are removed and replaced.

There are several different types of robotic assistance used for orthopaedic surgery. At Melomed Hospitals, a computerised tomography (CT) scan before the surgery is used to plan precisely how much bone should be removed and to help maximise the accuracy of the placement and alignment of the implant. The robotic arm ensures that the plan is followed exactly — so that just enough, but not too much bone is removed.

Ask Dr Moonda if robotic orthopaedic surgery would be a good option for your situation.

Robot-assisted technology could potentially cut recovery time in half. Smaller incisions combined with greater surgical precision results in less tissue and bone being disturbed, speeding up the body’s natural healing process.

Since robotic techniques allow for greater precision, surgeons can customise knee replacements to each patient’s anatomy. For some patients, this leads to a more natural feeling result.