Advanced Technology Designed for Digital Precision and Accuracy in Total Knee Replacement is Available Now at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional
TidalHealth Peninsula Regional now offers the VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution, the latest advancement that helps surgeons perform knee replacement surgery that is tailored to each patient with the goal to get patients back to life faster.
SALISBURY- In 2019 there were approximately 900,000 primary knee replacements performed in the United States. Patients are often looking for the latest technology as they aim for improved outcomes, increased movement, and shortened recovery time.
Every knee is different, as is every patient requiring a knee replacement procedure.
Scott Gelman, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. and member of the TidalHealth joint replacement program, and members of the surgical team perform a total knee replacement using the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution.
Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates (POA) surgeons in the joint replacement program at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Md. are now using the VELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution, a technology that helps surgeons perform a knee replacement with the use of data that’s tailored to each patient’s anatomy.
This new service at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is the first use of robotic-assisted technology in knee replacement surgery at the Salisbury hospital. The collaborative partnership between TidalHealth and POA continues the commitment to bring innovative and advanced technology and new, less-invasive surgical options to patients on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Scott Gelman, MD, is a member of the joint replacement team at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional and champion of the robotic total joint replacement program at the Salisbury hospital.
“This technology is designed to help ensure predictable results to improve outcomes, increase mobility, and helps patients recover faster,” said Dr. Gelman, orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist with Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. in Salisbury. "The VELYS robot, which has an added benefit of not requiring CT scanning to ensure a precision fit of the knee joint, provides our patients outstanding outcomes by balancing the ligaments and placing the knee replacement in a more anatomic position. The goal is that this provides our patients with less pain on recovery and a quicker return to normal activities.”
The VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution works in tandem with the ATTUNE® Knee System, which is an innovative knee implant designed to work more closely with an individual patient’s anatomy. The ATTUNE Knee can help increase stability and reduce pain, providing better range of motion and preventing the unstable feeling some patients experience during everyday activities, such as bending and walking up and down stairs. With these systems together, there is now an option for patients who are seeking the latest technology designed to provide digital precision in knee replacement.
Noreen Fleming, a recent knee replacement patient who benefited from the VELYS robotic solution available at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, enjoys the pain-free freedom or riding her bicycle again.
Following years of unsuccessful pain management attempts — and the inability to perform daily activities like climbing stairs or riding a bike — Noreen Fleming of Ocean Pines has reclaimed her quality of life. After undergoing VELYS robotic-assisted knee-replacement surgery, the 69-year-old is enjoying increased mobility.
“The outcome even exceeded my expectations,” she excitedly shared. “I had a full knee replacement on my right knee in 2022, and I believe this surgery has me 6 to 8 weeks ahead of my last recovery.”
Noreen credits a great team in the operating room and outstanding physical therapy with advancing her recovery.
“Early on, I was quite confident that would be doing the things I loved before and even more,” she added. “Dr. Gelman is such an excellent surgeon that we’ve chosen him to do my husband’s knee replacement this fall. He and the TidalHealth team were my only choice.”
