The Hindu Bureau CHENNAI Prashanth Hospitals has commissioned a robot to conduct knee replacement surgeries. S. Arumugam, senior orthopaedic consultant and clinical lead at the Centre for Robotic Joint Reconstruction in the hospital, said the equipment is first of its kind to be installed in Chennai. It has been launched in four countries only so far. India the fourth country, he said. The investment would help provide precise treatment in patients with complications. “Some patients have deformities. The deformities may be due to earlier fractures, they are called extra articular deformities. The robot would help in treating such patients,” he said. Former Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR University Mayilvahanan Natarajan commissioned the robot. Prashanth group of hospitals chairperson C. Geetha Haripriya gave an overview of the hospital. Its managing director G. Gopalasamy and director
Prashanth Krishna were present.