What to Expect on Surgery Day | Robotic-Assisted Joint Replacement with Dr. Charles Claps

by Charles Claps, DO | 5 days ago

Getting ready for joint replacement surgery? Dr. Charles Claps, joint replacement surgeon at Resurgens Orthopaedics, walks you through what happens on surgery day, from check-in to recovery. You’ll see what happens in the pre-op area, meet the team who will care for you, and get a look inside the operating room. That includes the Mako robotic-arm system from Stryker, which we use for hip and knee replacements. Before surgery, a CT scan creates a 3D model of your joint. We use that model to plan your procedure, size your implants to your anatomy, and decide exactly where they go. During surgery, the robot helps place the implants exactly as planned, for a highly accurate result.