Is robotic knee replacement painful?

Modern pain protocols — including nerve blocks, local infiltration and multimodal medication — mean most patients rate their pain 3/10 or lower after surgery. Discomfort settles quickly over the first two weeks.

How long will I be in hospital?

Typically 2–3 nights. Some patients are discharged the next day if they live nearby, have good support at home and are progressing well with mobilisation.

When can I climb stairs and drive again?

Stairs with support: within days. Independent stairs: usually 2–3 weeks. Driving (right knee): around 4 weeks; left knee (automatic car): 2 weeks, once you can react safely in an emergency.

Will I set off airport metal detectors?

Modern implants are titanium and cobalt-chrome and may trigger sensitive scanners. You'll be given an implant card to carry when you travel.

Can both knees be done at the same time?

Yes — bilateral (both) knee replacement in one anaesthesia is offered to fit patients. It means one recovery instead of two, but requires careful medical assessment.

How much does robotic knee replacement cost?

Cost depends on hospital tier, implant choice, room category and insurance. Our team will share a clear estimate and help with cashless approvals before you commit.

How long does the implant last?

In well-aligned, appropriately selected patients, 20+ years is the current expectation. Robotic precision meaningfully improves this longevity by reducing wear from mal-alignment.

Robotic Knee Replacement

A knee replacement designed around your anatomy — not the other way around.

Robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacement uses your own 3D anatomy to plan every cut, every degree of alignment and every ligament balance point — before a single incision is made.

What is robotic knee replacement?

Robotic knee replacement is a computer-assisted surgical technique in which a robotic arm helps the surgeon place the implant with sub-millimetre precision. It does not replace the surgeon — it enhances the surgeon's judgement with real-time 3D data, tactile feedback and safe motion boundaries.

For patients, this means less bone removal, more accurate implant alignment, better preservation of soft tissue, and often a noticeably quicker return to walking, climbing stairs and daily activities.

Dr. Tomar performs both total knee replacement (TKR) and partial (uni-condylar) knee replacement using robotic assistance, matching the procedure to what the patient actually needs — not to what a hospital prefers to promote.

Why robotic

Six advantages patients feel

Sub-millimetre precision

Robotic navigation aligns implants to your unique anatomy within ±1° accuracy.

Natural knee kinematics

Balanced ligaments and preserved motion for a knee that feels more like your own.

Faster recovery

Smaller incisions and reduced soft-tissue trauma mean you walk sooner.

Long-lasting implants

Accurate alignment reduces wear — improving 15–20 year implant survival.

Personalised planning

A 3D pre-operative plan built from your CT scan, reviewed before surgery.

Predictable outcomes

Real-time verification during surgery reduces variability and revisions.

Your procedure

What to expect, step by step

Step 1
Pre-operative planning
A CT scan of your knee is used to build a personalised 3D plan of your bone anatomy, alignment and ligament tension.
Step 2
Anaesthesia & positioning
Typically spinal or combined anaesthesia. You will be awake but comfortable, with your leg carefully positioned.
Step 3
Robotic-assisted surgery
The robotic arm guides each bone cut precisely to the plan. Dr. Tomar makes every clinical decision in real time.
Step 4
Implant placement & balancing
Trial components verify motion and stability, then the final implant is fixed and the incision closed.
Step 5
Same-day mobilisation
Most patients stand and walk a few steps within 4–6 hours with support and pain well controlled.
Step 6
Structured recovery
Guided physiotherapy, home exercises, remote check-ins and a return to daily life within weeks — not months.

Recovery journey

Your recovery, week by week

Most patients follow a predictable arc after robotic knee replacement. Individual timelines vary, but here's the pattern we plan around.

1
Day 0
Surgery day
Procedure typically takes 60–90 minutes per knee. You'll rest, eat a light meal in the evening, and stand with support within 4–6 hours.
2
Day 1–2
In hospital
Walking with a walker, gentle knee bending exercises, pain controlled with oral medication. Most patients go home in 2–3 days.
3
Week 1–2
Early home recovery
Physiotherapy at home, daily walking, stairs with support. Sutures/clips removed around day 12–14.
4
Week 3–6
Confidence phase
Walking without support, driving resumed (right knee: ~4 weeks), most desk work possible from week 3.
5
Week 6–12
Strength & routine
Full return to daily activities, light gym, cycling, swimming. Knee bending progresses toward 120°+.
6
3–6 months
Back to your life
Long walks, travel, dancing, low-impact sport. Most patients say the knee 'feels like their own' by 4–6 months.

Clearing the air

Knee replacement myths patients often hear

A lot of what patients hear about joint surgery is outdated. Here's the reality.

Myth

You should delay surgery for as long as humanly possible.

Fact

Waiting too long can weaken muscles, deform the joint and make recovery harder. The right time is when pain limits your daily life — not when you can no longer walk.

Myth

I'm too old for knee replacement.

Fact

Age alone is not a barrier. Fitness for surgery matters more than a number — patients in their 70s and 80s do very well when medically optimised.

Myth

I'll never be able to sit cross-legged again.

Fact

Modern high-flexion implants combined with robotic alignment allow most Indian patients to sit cross-legged and squat comfortably, given time and physiotherapy.

Myth

Robotic surgery means the robot does the operation.

Fact

The surgeon performs the surgery. The robot is a highly precise guidance tool — like a GPS. Every decision remains a human one.

Myth

Recovery takes a full year.

Fact

Most patients walk unaided in 2–3 weeks and return to normal life in 6–12 weeks. Fine-tuning continues quietly for a few months more.

Myth

Implants only last 10 years.

Fact

Current implants combined with accurate alignment routinely last 20–25 years or more in appropriately selected patients.

Signs your knee needs expert evaluation

Joint pain is common — but some signs mean it's time to stop self-managing and get expert evaluation.

Pain that wakes you up at night or persists at rest
Difficulty climbing stairs, standing from a chair or squatting
Visible bow-leg or knock-knee deformity that has worsened
Locking, giving way or grinding sensation in the knee
Reduced walking distance — less than you managed a year ago
Painkillers, physiotherapy and injections no longer helping
Swelling that returns whenever you're active

Questions patients ask

Frequently asked questions

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