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Surgeons at E Hospital in Hanoi perform robot-assisted knee replacement. Photo: Supplied<\/p>\n
The first patient, a 60-year-old woman identified as N.T.T., suffered from severe bilateral knee osteoarthritis for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n
Despite previous treatments including medication, joint injections, platelet-rich plasma therapy, and arthroscopy, her condition worsened significantly.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, doctors diagnosed her right knee with stage-4 degeneration, with nearly complete cartilage loss, bone spurs, and severe deformity, making mobility extremely difficult. <\/p>\n
Kieu Quoc Hien, head of the hospital\u2019s orthopedic trauma surgery department, said the CORI robot represents a major advance in knee surgery.<\/p>\n
The system collects and processes anatomical data in real time during the operation, allowing surgeons to plan and execute bone cuts with sub-millimeter precision. This ensures the artificial joint is precisely positioned and tailored to each patient\u2019s anatomy.<\/p>\n
Unlike older technologies, CORI does not require preoperative CT or MRI scans.<\/p>\n
Instead, it creates a 3D model and calculates biomechanical parameters during the procedure, reducing costs, saving time, and minimizing radiation exposure.<\/p>\n
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A patient recovers quickly after undergoing robot-assisted knee surgery at the Hanoi-based E Hospital. Photo: Supplied<\/p>\n
Hien said the minimally invasive approach results in smaller incisions, less soft tissue damage, reduced postoperative pain, and faster recovery times.<\/p>\n
Under favorable conditions, patients can begin standing and walking within 24 hours and resume near-normal daily activities within two to three weeks.<\/p>\n
The technology also lowers complication risks such as vascular or ligament injury and joint misalignment.<\/p>\n
Surgery time is reduced compared to traditional methods, especially in complex deformities.<\/p>\n
Hien added that the cost of robot-assisted knee replacement in Vietnam is currently four to five times lower than in countries like Thailand or Singapore, making advanced treatment more accessible.<\/p>\n
Surveys show that 30-40 percent of Vietnamese over 60 suffer from knee osteoarthritis, with higher rates among postmenopausal women.<\/p>\n
Among those over 40, the prevalence exceeds 23 percent.<\/p>\n
With an aging population, experts said the adoption of robot-assisted surgery will play a vital role in delivering precise, safe, and patient-centered care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surgeons at E Hospital in Hanoi perform robot-assisted knee replacement. Photo: Supplied The first patient, a 60-year-old woman…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[163,521,85,46,95414,23975,2404,168409],"class_list":["post-353439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-knee-replacement","tag-osteoarthritis","tag-robot","tag-robot-assisted-surgery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}