Monmouth Medical Center Presents Mako Robot—Total Knee Replacement…Don’t Let Life Bring You to Your Knees

Technology is constantly changing and improving the level of care provided to patients. The advancement of Stryker’s Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery is transforming orthopaedics. The robotic arm is already being used as a platform for total hip replacement and partial new replacement, and will soon be used for total knee replacement surgery.

Be among the first to learn more about the robotic-arm assisted surgeries at Mako Robot—Total Knee Replacement…Don’t Let Life Bring You to Your Knees presented by Monmouth Medical Center. Join Nicole Wilps RN, BSN, assistant clinical director and program coordinator of Joint and Spine at Monmouth Medical Center, and Tim Lunn from orthopaedic sales with Stryker to learn about the total knee replacement surgery as well as discuss why the quality of the operator of the robotic-arm is very critical component of the surgeries.

This free program will take place on Wednesday, November 16 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the SCAN classroom on the lower level of the Monmouth Mall, located at Routes 35 and 36, Eatontown. Registration is required by calling 732-542-1326.

About Monmouth Medical Center

Located in Long Branch, N.J., Monmouth Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, along with The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center, is one of New Jersey's largest academic medical centers and has been a teaching affiliate of Philadelphia’s Drexel University College of Medicine for more than 40 years. From its earliest days, Monmouth Medical Center has been a leader in surgical advancement and has introduced many technological firsts to the region, including robotic surgery and other minimally invasive techniques. Monmouth Medical Center is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties to receive an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization of employer purchasers of health care and the nation’s leading experts on patient safety. It is one of eight New Jersey hospitals to receive a four-star rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest hospital rating in the state.