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Quando tinha 50 e poucos anos, Michael Cantone sabia que os seus joelhos estavam estragados. Mal os conseguia dobrar quando entrava e sa\u00eda do carro e \"a dor era de 12 em 10\". Atleta de longa data, que ia ao gin\u00e1sio cinco dias por semana e que tinha jogado basebol profissional e treinado durante 20 anos, disse que a dor nos joelhos estava a tirar-lhe as coisas que gostava de fazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"O ponto de rutura \u00e9 quando n\u00e3o se consegue descer as escadas com os p\u00e9s direitos\", diz ele. \"Eu n\u00e3o queria ter de descer as escadas de lado.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael, um supervisor dos servi\u00e7os postais reformado de Woonsocket e residente em Johnston, RI, experimentou injec\u00e7\u00f5es de cortisona, mas o al\u00edvio s\u00f3 durou alguns meses. Os m\u00e9dicos disseram-lhe que precisava de uma cirurgia de substitui\u00e7\u00e3o do joelho, mas a ideia de a fazer era, no m\u00ednimo, perturbadora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Acho que se pode dizer que tenho a febre da bata branca quando se trata de estar no hospital\", diz ele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mas Michael, agora com 61 anos e pai de quatro filhos, tem uma filha, Carmella, que trabalhava como t\u00e9cnica cir\u00fargica na Dr. Joseph Lifrak<\/a>, um cirurgi\u00e3o ortop\u00e9dico da Hospital Memorial de Charlton<\/a> em Fall River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ela contou ao Michael sobre o trabalho que o Dr. Lifrak estava a fazer com os Cirurgia assistida por bra\u00e7o rob\u00f3tico Mako <\/a>que permite aos cirurgi\u00f5es planear previamente a cirurgia e reduzir a quantidade de cortes que t\u00eam de efetuar na substitui\u00e7\u00e3o do joelho. Isto reduz o tamanho das incis\u00f5es e os danos nos tecidos circundantes, reduzindo a dor p\u00f3s-cir\u00fargica e acelerando o tempo de recupera\u00e7\u00e3o dos doentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael disse que se encontrou com o Dr. Lifrak no seu consult\u00f3rio em Providence e gostou imediatamente do cirurgi\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ele era um desportista, muito simp\u00e1tico e a sua equipa era fenomenal\", diz Michael. \"Ele disse-me: 'Podemos fazer isto', e eu estava pronto.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sob a supervis\u00e3o cuidadosa do Dr. Lifrak e com a ajuda da ferramenta de cirurgia assistida por bra\u00e7o rob\u00f3tico Mako, Michael viu o seu joelho esquerdo - onde a dor de osso sobre osso era pior - ser substitu\u00eddo em fevereiro de 2022 no Charlton Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come\u00e7ou \u00e0s 10 da manh\u00e3 e estava em casa \u00e0s 5 da tarde. Disse que teve dores nas primeiras semanas, provavelmente por ter exagerado nos primeiros dias de reabilita\u00e7\u00e3o; mas, ao fim de seis semanas, estava de volta ao gin\u00e1sio e a andar de bicicleta ergom\u00e9trica para ganhar for\u00e7a e flexibilidade, bem como aptid\u00e3o cardiorrespirat\u00f3ria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Quando se faz a primeira joelhada, sabe-se o que esperar\", diz ele. \"E come\u00e7a a sentir a sua capacidade e mobilidade.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O joelho direito foi substitu\u00eddo em novembro passado. A opera\u00e7\u00e3o come\u00e7ou \u00e0s 7 da manh\u00e3 e \u00e0s 2 da tarde j\u00e1 estava em casa. As dores foram m\u00ednimas e, em duas semanas e meia, j\u00e1 conseguia fazer agachamentos e andar de bicicleta ergom\u00e9trica. Michael agradece ao seu gin\u00e1sio, Next Level Training Center em Johnston, RI, que tamb\u00e9m foi fundamental para a sua recupera\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disse que tem cicatrizes m\u00ednimas, gra\u00e7as \u00e0s incis\u00f5es mais pequenas que a ferramenta de cirurgia assistida por bra\u00e7o rob\u00f3tico Mako permitiu ao Dr. Lifrak fazer e \u00e0 vitamina E que Michael espalhou na pele \u00e0 volta dos pontos de incis\u00e3o. Michael disse estar t\u00e3o satisfeito com o procedimento que o recomendou a v\u00e1rios amigos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael afirmou que ele e a sua mulher, Jerri, com quem est\u00e1 casado h\u00e1 35 anos, bem como os seus filhos e netos, aguardam com expetativa a sua reforma ativa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"N\u00e3o posso dizer coisas suficientemente boas\" sobre a cirurgia e os cuidados que recebeu na Southcoast Health. \"Estou emocionado. Sou muito afortunado. E posso voltar a viver a vida \u00e0 minha maneira.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para saber mais sobre a cirurgia rob\u00f3tica Mako da Southcoast Health, visite Tecnologia assistida por bra\u00e7o rob\u00f3tico Mako\u2122 | Southcoast Health<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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