(Source: SUNY Upstate Medical University) February 16, 2017 Darryl Geddes 315 464-4828 Upstate performs first Mako Total Knee replacement in region SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Upstate University Hospital performed the first Mako Total Knee replacement in New York state outside of the Greater New York metropolitan area Feb. 9, using the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System. The patient was a 52-year-old Central New York woman. The surgery was performed on Wednesday and she was discharged to home rehabilitation on Friday. Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System for total knee replacement is being phased in throughout the country and only about 50 or so medical facilities nationwide have the ability...
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