Belvoir Hospital reaches milestone with robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery

ByReeseBrown Fort Belvoir Community Hospital

FORT BELVOIR, Va Concentration, focus and professionalism were on full display during a robotic-assisted joint replacementsurgeryattheBelvoirHospital

February 23, 2023. The hospital is the first medical treatment facility in the Defense Health Agency with this robotic-assisted platform (VELYS), and the cutting-edge technology provides the joint replacement surgeons an unparalleled amount of realtimesurgicaldata Leveragingthistechnologygreatlyincreasesandenablesconsistent, reproducible and accurate surgical bone cuts and gives instantaneous feedback in real-time

“We are thrilled to offer technological advancements like the Depuy VELYS Robotic-AssistedSolutionjointreplacement surgeryattheBelvoirHospital,”saidLt Col. Robert McGill, Chief of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitationatthehospital.

Robotic-assisted joint replacement has grown from 4% of knee replacements in 2018toroughly12%in2022andisprojected to be almost 30% in 2025. Robotic-assisted capabilities such as these within Military Treatment Facilities strive to better expose orthopedicresidentstothistechnologyand promisestoprovideabettergroundworkfor theirownsurgicalpracticesandskillsets

“CombiningtheVELYSwithourexisting ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocols work hand-in-hand to achieve a combined goal of expert, safe, and compassionatepatientcare”,saidMcGill.“Advances such as these expand our ability to deploy the most up-to-date technology in the care

FORTBELVOIR VA

(February23,2023)--Concentration,focus,and professionalism are on full displayduring a robotic-assisted joint replacement surgeryat the BelvoirHospital February23,2023.The hospital is the first medical treatment facilityin the Defense HealthAgencywith this robotic-assisted platform (VELYS),and the cutting-edge technologyprovides the joint replacement surgeons an unparalleled amount ofrealtime surgical data.Leveraging this technologygreatlyincreases and enables consistent,reproducible,and accurate surgical bone cuts and gives instantaneous feedbackin real-time.Combining theVELYSwith theirexisting ERAS (Enhanced RecoveryAfterSurgery) protocolsworkhand-inhand to achieve a combined goal ofexpert,safe and compassionate patient care (DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSEPHOTOSBYREESEBROWN) of our surgical arthroplasty patients and furthers our goal of becoming the premier location for musculoskeletal care in the NationalCapitalRegionMarket.”

The Belvoir Hospital is a 120-bed, 1.3 million-square-foot military community hospital that serves a regional population of 250,000 personnel with about 100,000 enrollees receiving inpatient and specialty care services supported by 55 specialty clinics a Warrior Pavilion (for combat injured/wounded/ill),InpatientAddictions Program, and three satellite family health centersatthePentagon,DumfriesandFairfax,Va