Dr. Rhett MacNeille combines Mako robotic precision with muscle-sparing surgical techniques — so most patients walk within hours and recover in their own home, not a hospital bed.
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Dr. MacNeille is a fellowship-trained total joint replacement surgeon at the Orthopaedic Institute of Southern Illinois, focused exclusively on disorders of the hip and knee — from arthritis care and injections to robotic joint replacement and complex revisions.
Every treatment ladder starts with an accurate diagnosis and every reasonable non-surgical option — surgery is the last rung, not the first.
Mako robotic-assisted, through a quadriceps-sparing midvastus approach, personalized for a natural, kinematic knee.
Knee care
Mako robotic accuracy with a minimally invasive direct superior approach — often with no hip precautions after surgery.
Hip care
When only one compartment is worn, replacing just that part preserves healthy bone and ligaments for a faster recovery.
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X-ray, CT & MRI diagnostics, cortisone and gel injections, PRP, bracing, knee sleeves, and physical therapy referral.
How they workAlso offering revision hip & knee replacement for joints replaced years ago that have worn or loosened.
Every robotic joint replacement starts with a 3D model of your anatomy. The Mako robotic arm helps execute that plan within a millimeter — for accurate alignment, balanced ligaments, and a joint that feels natural.
Quadriceps-sparing midvastus approach for knees. Direct superior approach for hips — IT band untouched, key stabilizers preserved, and for most patients, no hip precautions.
Multimodal pain control, aspirin-based blood clot prevention, and therapy that starts right away. Most surgery-center patients walk within hours and sleep in their own bed that night.
Watch patients up and walking — some just 10 hours after surgery — and see how Mako robotics plans your joint replacement from your own CT scan.
Recovery videos courtesy of Dr. Lige Kaplan, whose patients underwent the same minimally invasive techniques Dr. MacNeille uses. We'll be adding our own patient videos over time.
Plain-language articles written from the peer-reviewed literature — with citations — so you can make informed decisions.
What the robot actually does, and what studies show about pain, opioid use, and early recovery.
Read articleA muscle-sparing approach with registry dislocation rates of 0.3% — and often no hip precautions.
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Randomized trials show outpatient joint replacement is safe for well-selected patients. Here's how it works.
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