AI-enabled knee replacement surgery done in city hospital
Doctors at Vadamalayan Hospitals in Madurai for the rst time successfully performed an Articial Intelligence (AI) enabled knee replacement surgery on a 58-year-old patient.
During a press meet, M. Baskar, Orthopedic Surgeon, who performed the surgery, said the patient on whom the surgery was performed suered from severe arthritis resulting in signicant deformity in the right knee joint.
“As knee replacement with AI technology assists surgeons by providing real time data, 3D imaging and perfect anatomical axis of the limb, it enabled an unparalleled level of precision during surgery,” Dr. Baskar added.
Further, it helps in providing prosthesis alignment, better functional outcome and long-term durability of implants, he said. As the AI assisted surgery demands only minimal incision on the patient’s body due to the knowledge of exact location, it helps in faster recovery, he added.
“In conventional methods, we have to drill the bones to know the exact location which is in need of correction, but in AI method, the accurate location can be assessed through its sensing. Such advancements which reduce surgical procedures help in expediting the healing process,” he added.
Robotics surgery required lots of eort in maintaining the hygiene of the robot which does the whole surgery, he said.
“Whereas in AI, with the accurate assistance provided by the system complications can be avoided. Also, AI method is cost-ecient compared to robotics surgery,” he said.