Orthopedics

Knapp Orthopedic services provide:

Private rooms for pre-op and recovery
Highly trained staff including board-certified surgical techs and licensed surgical assistants
Anesthesia care clinicians available for pain management
On-site inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation
State-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment

For further information, contact us at 956-968-8567.

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Comprehensive Orthopedic Services for:

Joint Replacement
Sports and Orthopedic Injuries
Spine and Neck pain
Fractures
Osteoporosis
Arthritis
Shoulder, Hip and Knee Pain
Foot, Ankle, Hand, and Wrist Pain

Knapp Medical Center has been serving the healthcare needs of Mid-Valley residents since 1962. Today, Knapp Medical Center is a 227-bed not-for-profit acute care hospital and a member of Prime Healthcare Services.

Our Service Area

Our Primary Service Area includes Donna east to La Feria and Monte Alto south to the Rio Grande River or what is referred to as the Mid-Valley.

Our Medical Team

More than 200 physicians serve on the Knapp Medical Staff.
Knapp employs more than 650 people and is one of Mid-Valley’s largest private employers.
We also provide volunteer opportunities for more than 100 hard-working volunteers.

MAKO System

Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery Enables a New Level of Accuracy for Joint Replacement Surgery

If you’ve ever been told you need joint replacement surgery, there’s a new option for you: Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery. Mako is a technique used by surgeons for partial knee resurfacing, and total knee replacement. Knapp Medical Center was first hospital south of San Antionio to offer this for patients. The Mako is a new, less invasive tool in orthopedic surgery.

What makes Mako surgery different? The difference is in the procedure’s high level of accuracy and precision. Mako surgery involves using a robotic-assisted arm, known as RIO. This surgeon-controlled robotic arm helps surgeons get a patient-specific image and more precisely place and align the implants used in joint replacement surgery.

How It Works

Before surgery

It all begins with a CT scan of your knee or hip joint, which is used to generate a 3D virtual model of your unique anatomy. This virtual model is loaded into the Mako System software and used by your surgeon to create a personalized pre-operative plan.

In the Operating Room

In the operating room, your surgeon will use the Mako System to assist in performing your surgery based on your personalized pre-operative plan. When the surgeon prepares the bone for the implant, the surgeon guides the robotic-arm within the pre-defined area and the Mako System helps the surgeon stay within the planned boundaries that were defined when the personalized pre-operative plan was created. The Mako System also allows your surgeon to make adjustments to your plan during surgery as needed. In a laboratory study, Mako demonstrated accurate placement of implants to a personalized surgical plan. It also showed that MAKO Total Knee replacement demonstrated soft tissue protection to the ligaments around the knee.

After Surgery

After surgery, your surgeon, nurses and physical therapists will set goals with you to get you back on the move. They will closely monitor your condition and progress. Your surgeon may review a post-operative x-ray of your new joint with you.

Benefits of Mako

By using CT scans preoperatively to personalize treatment, the goal of Mako’s surgical platform is to increase patient satisfaction in function after recovery.

Some patients may also experience:

Less bleeding
Less trauma around the joint replacement
A shorter hospital stay
Faster recovery time

Mako is one of several options for knee and hip replacement offered by our joint replacement experts. During consultation and preoperative appointments, your doctor will review all treatment options with you and help you plan your joint replacement procedure.

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