Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter (speaker) explains that robotic joint replacements aim to improve the longevity of implanted joints. He notes that implant materials are improving and that surgical technique learning has increased longevity, but cautions that receiving a joint replacement too young raises the likelihood of needing a complex revision later.
I do robotic joint replacements and the idea is that it increases our longevity. When we put these joints in there. They're man made, right? They're really. The materials are getting better and we're having better longevity with our joint replacements as we learn more how to do them. I do robotic joint replacements and the idea is that it increases our longevity, hopefully of the joint. But yeah, if you have a joint replacement too young, there's a good chance that you might have to have it redone. And it's not like going in and putting a greaser in there, just changing a piece. It's always more than that.
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