Tupelo, Miss. (October 22, 2020) – Specialty Orthopedic Group’s total joint team – Dr. Matthew Miller, Dr. Rowland Roberson, and Dr. Phillip Sandifer – performed their 500th robotics-assisted total knee arthroplasty in Tupelo, MS using the NAVIO and CORI Surgical Systems. The surgical milestone occurred last month at the Specialty Orthopedic Group Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC).

“The NAVIO and CORI systems provide our surgeons with robotic assistance for precise and efficient implant placement,” said Dr. Roberson. “We are delighted to see how seamlessly it integrates into our standard workflow.”

Unlike other robotics-assisted platforms, the NAVIO and CORI systems do not require a pre-operative CT-scan. Instead, the surgeon collects patient-specific data during the procedure to build a 3D model of the patient’s knee. This is used to plan the surgery. To perform the procedure, a handheld robotics-assisted tool (the NAVIO and CORI handpiece) is used to position cut guides exactly as intended, based on the patient-specific data previously collected. This extra layer of accuracy is designed to enable optimal implant placement for better patient outcomes.

“With any total knee arthroplasty surgery, final placement of the implant is critical to providing both the function and longevity our patients expect,” said Dr. Miller. “With the NAVIO system I’m able to see real-time data throughout the surgery that is designed to help place each implant in the optimal location based on each patient’s unique anatomy.”

“Total knee arthroplasty is one of the most common procedures performed in the United States,” said Dr. Sandifer. “Adding technology like robotic assistance aims to ensure each patient receives proper implant placement, important to great outcomes.”

Specialty Orthopedic Group is set to perform over 1,000 robotics cases in their ASC this year.

Smith & Nephew, the manufacturer of the system, is committed to developing other robotics-assisted surgical applications for the system. In the United States, the CORI system has been used in unicondylar knee arthroplasty since December 2012, and patellofemoral arthroplasty since July 2014.

To learn more about NAVIO and CORI robotics-assisted surgery at Specialty Orthopedic Group, contact Annette Morgan at (662) 767-4200.

About Specialty Orthopedic Group

Specialty Orthopedic Group specializes in orthopedic surgery of the hand, wrist, and elbow; foot and ankle conditions; shoulder, hip, and knee replacement; revision total joint surgery; sports medicine; cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral spine; and hip preservation and arthroscopy. All of Specialty Orthopedic Group’s surgeons are fellowship-trained and operate exclusively in their area of sub-specialized training. Specialty Orthopedic Group’s providers are Cal Adams, MD; Tyler Marks, MD; Taylor Mathis, MD; Matthew Miller, MD; Ryves Moore, MD; Richard Rainey, MD; Rowland Roberson, MD; Phillip Sandifer, MD; David Vecchione, MD; Miranda Bennett, FNP-C; Courtney DuBose, FNP-C; Terri Gillespie, FNP-C; Robin McDonald, FNP-BC; Hannah McMillin, FNP-C; Sonya Pippins, FNP-C; Ashton Scarborough, PA-C; and Katie Soldevila, FNP-C. SOG’s state-of-the-art clinic, surgery center, and physical therapy facility in Tupelo, as well as clinic locations in New Albany, Oxford, Senatobia, and Starkville, Mississippi, and Hamilton, Alabama, offers a host of orthopedic treatment options for patients in north Mississippi, west Alabama, south Tennessee, and beyond. For more information about Specialty Orthopedic Group, visit www.sogms.com.

About Smith & Nephew

Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business dedicated to helping healthcare professionals improve people’s lives. With leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma & Extremities, Smith & Nephew has around 15,000 employees and a presence in more than 100 countries. Annual sales in 2015 were more than $4.6 billion. Smith & Nephew is a member of the FTSE100 (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).

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