Prashanth Hospitals Becomes City’s First T o Successfully Heal 500 Patients with Robo tic Knee Replacement Surgeries Using 4th Gen Vely’s Tech
● Dr. Arumugam S, who leads the hospit it al’s Orthopaedic robotic knee replace ment program, becomes one of India’s top five s urgeons to cross 500 surgeries using the a dvanced 4th Gen Velys.
Chennai, 26th June, 2025: In a major advan cement for precision-led orthopaedic care, Prashanth Hospitals—one of Chennai’s lead ing multi-specialty healthcare providers—has become the first in the city to complete over 500 robotic knee replacement surgeri es using the state-of-the-art 4th Generation Vely s Robotic-Assisted System. This miles tone comes at a critical time, as India faces an arthritis epidemic, with over 100 million peo ple affected by the condition. Leading th is achievement is Dr. Arumugam S, Senio r Orthopaedic Surgeon and Joint Replacem ement Expert at Prashanth Hospitals, who now ranks among the top five surgeons in India to cross the 500-surgery mark using the 4th Gen Velys system.
Osteoarthritis, especially in the knees, has seen a sharp rise among people over 60 du e to sedentary lifestyles, obesity, and aging. According to the Indian Journal of Orthopa edics, knee arthritis in India is 15 times mo re prevalent than in West ern nations — ma king precision-driven treatment essential. This milestone by Prashanth Hospitals sets a new benchmark by enabling anatomically aligned, rota ational knee movements that closely mi mic natural function—leading to shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery, an d patients walking within a day and regain ing near-normal mobility in just a month.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Arum ug am S, Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon and Joi nt Replacement Expert at Prashant Hospit als, said: “India is slowly beco ming the arth ritis capital of the world—much like it is wit h diabetes. We’re now seeing younger patie nts, even in their early 50s, requiring knee replacements. Watching them walk out pai n-free withi in days is a powerful reminder of why th is advancement matters. Robotic techn ology has moved beyond the one-si ze-f its-all approach. It has enabled me to do patient-specific alignment—something c onventional techniques simply can’t offer—resulting in more precise, personalized, and effective knee replacements. As someone who also mentors surgeons across India an d Southeast Asia in robotic joint replaceme nt, it’s incredibly rewar ding to see how tech nology is transform ming care at every leve l.”
Once affecting just 1 in 10 senior citizen s, arthritis now impacts 3 to 4 out of every 10 Indians over the age of 60—with severe ca ses increasingly seen in patien nts as youn g as their early 40s and 50s. This surge is driven by sedentary lifestyles, obesity, lack of exercise, and prolonged hours of desk-bound work. Women, notably, account for over 75% of the kn ee replacement cases at Prashanth Hospitals, a trend consistent acr oss the cou ntry. Reflecting the broader mo mentum, the adoption of robotic systems is expan ding rapidly—even in Tier 2 and Tier 3, marking a significant step toward more a ccessible, precise, and patient-specific ort hopaedicare.
Dr. Prashanth Krishna, Managing Direc tor o f Prashanth Hospitals, shared the broader vi sion behind this technological advanceme nt: “Being the city’s first to use the latest 4t h Gen Velys Robot and successfully compl ete over 500 robotic knee replacement surg eries marks a ma jor milestone in our comm itment to advanced healthcare at Prashanth Hospital s. This is not just about numbers—it’s ab out helping patients regain mobility and confidence through precision-driven ca re. Robotic-assisted surgery enables us t o replicate natural knee movement with exce ptional accuracy, resulting in faster recove ry and better long-term outcomes. As robot ic adoption grows across Indi a, Prashanth Hospitals remains one of th e pioneers in in tegrating both Velys for orthopaedics and SSI Mantra for soft tis sue surgeries, maki ng us one of the few centres in Tamil Nadu to offer multi-specialty robotic capabilities under one roof. Our goal has always been to bring world-class innovation to Chennai, an d this a chievement reflects our dedication to transforming lives through cutting-edge c are.”
About Prashanth Hospitals: Prashanth Hos pitals is a multidisciplinary hospital that pro vides sophisticated and dedicated healthca are services by professionally trained exper ts. Prashanth Super-specialty Hospital at Velachery and Kolathur i s one of the best- and well-known multi- specialty hospitals in Chennai. These fac ilities have well trained and skilled nursi ng staff who can take goo d care of the patients. The vision is to beco me an inter nationally renowned medical in stitute b y providing excellent health care service s to the patients, and the mission is to maintain the trust of the patient by provi d ing good quality of health care. The valu es on which Prashanth Super-specialty Hos pitals function are quality of care, respect, competence, the effectiveness of the trea tment, safety, and creating health awaren ess among the people. Prasha nth Super- specialty Hospitals also provi des various health care packages for che ck-ups and diagnosis of any ailment and their treatme nts.