Patients looking for knee replacements in northeast Georgia now have access to a more innovative surgical option close to home, according to hospital officials in Gainesville. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville and Braselton are now offering robotic knee replacement options for greater accuracy and faster recovery.
On July 25, the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery was performed at NGMC Gainesville by Shan Sharif, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group. The first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at NGMC Braselton was performed on July 3 by Chris Linberg, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Longstreet Clinic.
You can read more about the procedure here First robotic joint replacement surgeries performed at NGMC – Northeast Georgia Health System (nghs.com)