Five or six years ago I attended a seminar of Dr Nuygen at Waterfront Inn. He was promoting a procedure called Makoplasty, side incision, quick recovery, out of hospital in 1 day, etc. The next day it was televised on the Villages channel, which I recorded. Of course, I was very excited and when I returned to Boston I did a search to find a doctor who also performed this procedure.
I found one at Greater Boston Orthopedic, went for consult and xray. After looking at the xray, he said I was not a candidate as the Makoplasty is a PARTIAL replacement and I needed a full. I would only be coming back within 2 years for a full. He said that rarely is a partial recommended for ostio in senior citizen. It is usually done on someone younger that has had a injury or previous injury. He did perform a full replacement using Praxim robotic.
I am now getting my other knee done in two weeks. He told me that the hospital has severed ties with Stryker (Makoplasty) due to thousands of recalls.
What also concerns me is that Dr Nuygen does ( i'm told) 10 to 12 of these a day and patient is only seen after by PA. Does he have a quota to make to support an extravagant life style?
MAHLBACH, St Michaels Medical Center in Newalk does robotic surgery.
As always, GET A SECOND OPINION for the right procedure for yourself.
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