Petaling Jaya: After enduring six years of chronic pain, having bilateral knee replacement surgery with a robotic arm was the best decision Datuk Kour Nam Ngum has ever made.
Having had to rest his knees every 50 meters he walked before surgery, Cool has now returned to an active lifestyle filled with exciting travels, golf trips and more.
“I no longer hold back from going out because I am afraid I will fall or need assistance walking long distances. Thanks to modern medical technology,” said Cool, who was discharged from the hospital just three days after a knee replacement and can now walk (as usual) without pain.
Wong Lian See, who shares the same experience, loves to take his grandchildren for walks to the park, loves to hear their laughter when they play together, and has a bilateral hip joint using a robotic arm. I had a replacement surgery to eliminate the pain and inconvenience. It prevented her from walking or doing things she enjoyed.
“Just a week after surgery, I was able to walk again without assistance or a walker,” says Wong. “Now everything in my life is back to normal and I can walk with my grandchildren.
Kour and Wong were guest speakers at Star Media Group’s hybrid webinar “Hip and Knee Pain in Control and Get Active Again” last Saturday.
They shared their painful experience before robotic arms assisted them in hip and knee replacement surgery, as well as their quick recovery process.
“The recovery[from knee replacement]was easy. Just listen to your body. Don’t go into aggressive physical therapy and force the healing process. I just attended physiotherapy and gave him time and patience until the tissue healed,” said Kour, and Wong practiced walking every day until he was completely normal.
The webinar featuring Sunway Medical Center Consultant Orthopedic, Joint and Arthroplasty Surgeon Chua Hwa Sen, Ph.D. It also sheds light on common symptoms, causes, and treatments for pain.
The majority of people, especially the elderly, perceive that hip and knee pain is a condition that occurs naturally with age and do not seek medical help to treat the condition, thus reducing their ability to exercise. declining, resulting in poor quality of life. In the long term, there are surgical treatment options that can rehabilitate patients with minimal or no pain.
According to Chua, Sunway Medical Center introduced robotic technology to Malaysia last year, enabling knee and hip replacement surgeries to be performed as robotic arm-assisted surgery, significantly improving surgical accuracy, success and recovery rates. I was.
In an overview, Chua explains that treatment begins with CT-based 3D modeling, allowing surgeons to see each patient’s anatomy in detail before surgery to create a personalized surgical plan. .
Pointing out that the robotic arm does not perform surgery, the robot’s function during surgery is to allow the surgeon to determine precisely the best place to place the implant.
“The robot accurately collects data that our naked eye cannot detect. It can distinguish things as small as 0.75mm to angles as small as 0.5 degrees.
“This allows surgeons to perform surgeries with a higher level of accuracy and precision, allowing patients to maintain more healthy bones while protecting their tissues and ligaments.
More importantly, optimal placement and alignment of the hip or knee implant also helps enhance the feeling of a natural hip or knee.
He said patients now experience minimal pain, spend less time in the hospital, recover much faster, and are more likely to return to their daily lives in just three weeks after undergoing robotic arm-assisted surgery. .
“There are far fewer complications resulting from surgery, both in the short and long term.”
Chua advised anyone suffering from severe, persistent hip or knee pain to consult an orthopedic surgeon immediately and consider options for hip or knee replacement surgery using robotic technology. .
“But not every case requires surgery. It’s case by case,” he said.
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