(Source: Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers) Hope Marsden suffered from intense pain in her right knee. Since the bones in her knees were rubbing against one another, climbing stairs became painfully challenging. At the suggestion of her family practice physician, Marsden met with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tom Antkowiak. She tried cortisone injections to relieve her discomfort, but the pain never subsided. Together, they decided that the best course of treatment was for her to have surgery. So on August 8, Marsden became the first patient to have partial knee replacement robotic surgery using the new Mako™ System at The Midwest Institute for Robotic Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital....
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