Insights from Dr. Lupo
Patient education videos, surgical technique explanations, and recovery stories — helping you make informed decisions about your joint replacement.
Functional Alignment: Why Positioning Your Knee Implant for YOUR Body Changes Everything
Traditional knee replacement forces a generic position. MAKO's functional alignment positions the implant to match your unique ligament balance — 73% report no residual symptoms, 3.4× less instability, and significantly higher Forgotten Joint Scores. Backed by 6 studies.
Functional Alignment: Why Positioning Your Knee Implant for YOUR Body Changes Everything
Traditional knee replacement forces a generic position. MAKO's functional alignment positions the implant to match your unique ligament balance — 73% report no residual symptoms, 3.4× less instability, and significantly higher Forgotten Joint Scores. Backed by 6 studies.
Fluoroscopy vs. Robotic Precision in Hip Replacement: What 3 Meta-Analyses Actually Show
Some surgeons market 'live X-ray guidance' as a key advantage. But 3 meta-analyses (5,000+ patients) prove fluoroscopy does NOT improve cup positioning — while MAKO robotic achieves 5x better accuracy. Plus: the truth about bikini incisions.
The Direct Anterior Hip: Why Going Between the Muscles Changes Everything
The science behind the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach to hip replacement — how it reduces pain, eliminates hip precautions, and gets patients walking the same day. Backed by 5 peer-reviewed studies.
The Muscle-Sparing Approach to Total Knee Replacement: What the Science Says
Why going underneath the quadriceps muscle — rather than cutting through it — leads to faster recovery, less pain, and earlier return to function. Backed by 7 peer-reviewed studies.
Patient Spotlight: Back on the Roof 6 Weeks After Total Hip Replacement
See how one of Dr. Lupo's patients went from hip pain to climbing on his shed roof — with full range of motion and no restrictions — just six weeks after robotic hip replacement surgery.
How the Mako Robotic Arm Achieves Sub-Millimeter Precision in Joint Replacement
An inside look at how CT-guided 3D planning and the Mako robotic arm work together to deliver implant placement accuracy that manual surgery simply cannot match.
FDA-Approved Enhanced Direct Anterior Hip Replacement: Why It Matters
Dr. Lupo is the only surgeon in the country following FDA guidelines for Enhanced Minimally Invasive Direct Anterior Robotic Hip Replacement. Here's what that means for patients.
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