mation and manual cutting that comes with traditional knee replace-
ment, says Dr. Adili.
"If you want 3 degrees of mechanical alignment, you're going to get
very close," says Dr. Adili. "If you want 4 degrees of slope, you're not
guessing because of the modeling and navigation that goes with this."
Dr. Adili says he focused on outcomes when he decided to pursue
the robotic knee procedure about 3 years ago. He also had a desire to
do more partial knee replacements. It's a trickier procedure, but it
comes with the opportunity to keep more of a patient's knee intact
without significantly altering its natural biomechanics.
"Partial knee replacement is harder to do because it's technically
more demanding to get the alignment right," says Dr. Adili. "With
robotic technology, more patients will have access to partial replace-
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