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Recovery video library

Seeing is believing. Watch real patients up and walking — some just hours after joint replacement — and learn how Mako robotics works.

Recovery videos courtesy of Dr. Lige Kaplan — Dr. MacNeille’s fellowship director and mentor — whose patients underwent the same minimally invasive techniques Dr. MacNeille uses today. Robotics videos and patient stories from Stryker and partner channels. We will be adding videos of our own patients over time.

Hip replacement recoveries

Real patients after minimally invasive direct superior total hip replacement — the same approach Dr. MacNeille uses.

A Mako total hip patient’s storyA patient shares their experience with Mako robotic total hip replacement, from decision to recovery.
Walking 10 hours after hip replacementA patient up and walking the same day — 10 hours after a minimally invasive direct superior total hip replacement.
One week after hip replacementWalking without aids one week after direct superior hip replacement.
Two weeks after hip replacementA two-week recovery check-in after minimally invasive direct superior hip replacement.
Three weeks after hip replacementGait and comfort at the standard three-week follow-up visit.
Husband and wife — both hips replacedA couple who each had a direct superior hip replacement share their recovery.
87 years old — three weeks after surgeryAn 87-year-old patient walking well three weeks after a direct superior hip replacement.
88 years old — three weeks after surgeryAge alone isn't a barrier: an 88-year-old three weeks after minimally invasive hip replacement.
The direct superior approachAn overview of direct superior hip replacement and what recovery looks like.
Up the same day — 10 hours post-opAnother patient walking just 10 hours after direct superior hip replacement.

Knee replacement recoveries

Real patients after minimally invasive, quadriceps-sparing total knee replacement.

A Mako total knee patient’s storyA patient shares their experience with Mako robotic total knee replacement.
Two weeks after knee replacementWalking and bending at the two-week visit after minimally invasive total knee replacement.
Three weeks after knee replacementGait and knee motion at a three-week recovery check-in.
Range of motion at three weeksKnee range of motion demonstrated three weeks after surgery.
Walking demo at three weeksA walking demonstration at the three-week follow-up after knee replacement.
Patient story: three weeks post-opA patient shares their experience three weeks after minimally invasive knee replacement.

Mako robotics, explained

How Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics plans your surgery from a CT scan and executes it with robotic-arm precision.

Mako SmartRobotics (Stryker)Stryker's official overview of Mako SmartRobotics for hip and knee replacement.
Mako Total Knee Replacement — animationHow CT-based planning and robotic-arm assisted total knee replacement work, step by step.
Mako Partial Knee ReplacementHow a Mako robotic-assisted partial knee replacement resurfaces only the worn compartment — preserving your ligaments and the healthy rest of the knee.
Mako Partial Knee Replacement — animationWhen arthritis affects only one compartment, a Mako partial knee replacement resurfaces just the worn surface — shown step by step in this animation.
Mako Total Hip Replacement — silent animationA silent, step-by-step animation of Mako robotic-arm assisted total hip replacement.
Mako Total Knee Replacement — silent animationA silent, step-by-step animation of Mako robotic-arm assisted total knee replacement.
Mako Total Hip Replacement — animationHow Mako robotic-arm assisted total hip replacement works, step by step.
Mako robotic knee surgery, explainedA patient-friendly explanation of what the Mako robot does during total knee replacement.
A Mako knee patient's storyOne patient's experience and recovery after Mako robotic total knee replacement.

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