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  Gone are the days when surgeries meant excessive blood loss and damage to the bones. But when Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery   was not launched, people then had to suffer tough times and had to go through unbearable pains and blood loss. Unfortunately, they had no other option to get rid of knee problems and so they had to resort to the conventional method of knee replacement. With an aim to create awareness about the sea change which Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery has brought, here we will shed some light upon the differences between conventional and robotic-assisted surgery. Conventional Knee Replacement Surgery Con v entional or popularly known as the Traditional method of knee replacement is a method that has been in existence for the last many decades. Here the surgeon operates the knee by making an incision of 8 to 12 inches using the standard tools and equipment. Many people have benefited from this surgery and are able to live a life without such problems. Tra...

What is Obesity? Obesity is almost a pandemic in the current health scenario and it has been often established that it leads to a great number of lifestyle disorders including diabetes, hypertension, coronary problems and more. Morbidly obese people face more complications in their daily movements and have been known to undergo Total Knee Replacement surgery at younger ages than those with a lower BMI. In recent researches (meta analysis, October ’17 issue, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery) it has been established that obese patients who go through Total Knee Replacement surgery are almost twice as likely to incur infection post surgery and more than 2 times likely to incur deep infection. The obese patients undergoing this procedure are a little more likely to later need a second surgery when compared to those that aren’t obese. Apart from the risk of infection, other complications post a Total Knee Replacement surgery that may arise from obesity include ...