Robotic Surgery is the movement of medicine. Dr. Jeff Davis of Andrews Sports Medicine believes the repeatability makes robotic surgery a better long-term option for the health of the patient.

Robot-assisted procedures

Primarily used for the spine but as we progress more surgeries become an option.

Total hip and knees are currently being done.

There is imaging to “zero” the joint.

It is an imageless surgery so it reduces the radiation.

The program runs based on preoperative planning.

There is a learning curve and it does take a slight bit longer

There is more opportunity for error if you do it manually

The reproducibility of the surgery is improved

My MA is an AT with a lot of field experience

There is not anything specific about the robot that an AT would benefit.

Knowing about it and its advantages as a resource to the community.

There is some fear of who is controlling the robot, but the surgeon is in control of the robot.

One patient would not get into the CT scanner so we could not do the surgery.

Patients that have been in pain for a while have really benefited from the robotic surgery.

The more difficult the surgery the better the outcome from the robot.

With the robot, you can have a much better idea if previous surgeries will impact the current one. Since we use imaging and a computer plan we can prepare a little better than non-robotic procedures.

Decreased dislocation rate 

It is still the same surgery

Ultimately it comes down to the surgeon

Dr. Jeffrey Davis – 205-939-3699

Jeremy Jackson

Frio Hydration – Superior Hydration products.

MioTech – meeting all of your sports medicine supply needs

PhysicalTherapy.com – use promo code “1FREECOURSE” to start for free

Donate and get some swag (like Patreon but for the school)

DragonflyMax – one-stop EMR

HOIST – no matter your reason for dehydration DRINK HOIST

MedBridge Education – Use “TheSMB” to save some, be entered in a drawing for a second-year free, and support the podcast.

Marc Pro – Use “THESMB” to recover better.