Ga. hospital performs its first robotic knee replacement surgeries

Technology is helping the way surgeries are being performed thanks to new innovative options.

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The Northeast Georgia Medical Center announced on Monday will be carrying out robotic knee replacement alternatives.

According to the center, this option will help for greater accuracy and faster recovery.

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On July 25, Dr. Shan Sharif, an orthopedic surgeon and Northeast Georgia Physicians Group performed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at NGMC Gainesville.

Three weeks prior, on July 3, Dr. Chris Linbery and the medical staff performed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at NGMC Braselton.

The center states patients looking for knee replacements in northeast Georgia will have access to a surgical option closer to home.

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