Innovative knee surgery with robot-assisted technology

Patient satisfaction is the top priority for the Berit Clinic and for Peder Koch, CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors. For this reason, on the initiative of our strategic partner, Orthopädie Rosenberg, the clinic decided early on to introduce the Attune VELYS robot-assisted surgical technique (VELYS™ robot-assisted system). In spring 2024, the knee surgeons at Orthopädie Rosenberg successfully completed the necessary accreditation process and implemented the procedure at our clinic. This made us one of the first clinics in Switzerland to offer this innovative technology.

The VELYS™ robot-assisted system is now firmly integrated into our surgical procedures, enabling other doctors to operate using this method. Two robots have been in use at our clinic for some time. This system has further established the Berit Clinic as a leading orthopedic clinic in Switzerland.

One outstanding advantage of the VELYS™ robot-assisted system is that no additional imaging examinations such as MRI or CT are required before the procedures. The surgeon can customize the total knee replacement based solely on the data collected intraoperatively, thereby largely preserving the stabilizing structures of the knee joint. The Attune knee prosthesis has been implanted since 2013, and by 2020, over 1,000,000 patients had already been treated with this prosthesis model. 

Studies show that patients treated with the VELYS™ robot-assisted surgical technique have a 33% lower risk of revision compared to patients who undergo conventional surgery. In addition, the number of postoperative follow-up examinations and knee-related readmission rates in the first 90 days are lower, while the total cost of treatment remains similar to that of conventional total knee replacement *1,2. 

The most important prerequisites for successful total knee replacement surgery are the experience of the surgeon and the use of a prosthesis with a low revision rate and high postoperative patient satisfaction. Whether the VELYS™ robot is used for a patient during knee replacement surgery is always at the discretion of the surgeon. In addition, not every surgeon at the Berit Clinic uses the Attune Velys™ system.

Initial studies show that patients who have undergone this procedure show statistically significant improvements in weight-bearing pain, mobility, and satisfaction after one year. The willingness to repeat the operation is up to 100% *3.

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Sources:
*1, 2 (Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR), Ad Hoc Report, ID No. 4067 for DePuy Synthes, ATTUNE Total Knee (Procedures from Aug. 16, 1999 – Sep. 25, 2024), Report Approved Oct. 2, 2024, AOA, Adelaide: 1-27.)
(Huang, P., Cross, M., Gupta, A., Intwala, D., Ruppenkamp, J., & Hoeffel, D. (2024). Early Clinical and Economic Outcomes for the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution Compared with Manual Instrumentation for Total Knee Arthroplasty. The journal of knee surgery, 10.1055/a-2343-2444.)

*3 (Clatworthy M. Patient-Specific TKA with the VELYSTM Robotic-Assisted Solution. Surg Technol Int. 2022 May 19;40:315-320. doi: 10.52198/22.STI.40.OS1561. PMID: 35325451)