HKL now offers robotic knee, hip replacement surgery


KUALA LUMPUR: The Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) has become the first government facility to provide robotic knee and hip replacement surgery services to osteoarthritis patients.

Its Joint Replacement Unit head, Dr G. Kunalan said the services have been available since July after receiving delivery of one unit of the Robotic Surgical Assistant (ROSA) from a private company in the United States.

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