PATIENTS at Life Westville Hospital will now benefit from precise and personalised knee-replacement surgery with the aid of a robotic surgical assistant, the Rosa Knee System.

The system will result in patients recovering faster and achieving a greater degree of joint flexibility, allowing them a quicker return to normal activity.

Westville Hospital performed its first robotic surgery on Monday, October 16.

“We are the first hospital to do this type of Robotic Knee Replacement in Durban,” said marketing manager Mark Raptie.

Rosa Knee System is a robotic surgical assistant developed by Zimmer Biomet that enables surgeons to carry out knee-replacement procedures with greater precision and a higher standard of care during knee-replacement surgery.

The Rosa robotic system utilises real-time information and assists surgeons with precise placement of the knee implants based on a person’s unique knee anatomy.

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Zimmer Biomet’s mission is to alleviate pain and improve the quality of life for people around the world.

Westville hospital’s Dr Haroun Mahomed said they have been waiting a while to get Rosa into the hospital, and they are excited that it has arrived.

“We are the first hospital to do a robotic knee-replacement in Durban. Rosa is ideal for robotic knee replacement, and we hope to get amazing results.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr Leon Moodley said the hospital was making history by using the new robot from Zimmer Biomet for knee replacement.

“As always, we are trying to practise medicine with cutting-edge technology. We are happy to achieve that and grateful to the hospital and the people who have supported us in getting this technology. We are looking forward to excellent results in the future.”

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