Prashanth Hospitals Becomes City’s Firs t To Successfully Heal 500 Patients with Robotic Knee Replacement Surgeries U sing 4th Gen Velys Tech
● Dr. Arumugam S, who leads the hospit ital’s Orthopaedic robotic knee replace ment program, becomes one of India’s t op five surgeons to cross 500 surgeries using the advanced 4th Gen Velys.
Chennai, 26th June, 2025: In a major ad vancement for precision-led orthopaedi c care, Prashanth Hospitals—one of Che nnai’s leading multi-specialty healthcar e providers—has become the first in the city to complete over 500 robotic knee r eplacement surgeries using the state-of-the-art 4th Generation Velys Roboti c-Assisted System. This milestone come s at a critical time, as India faces an arthr itis 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 Replac ement Expert at Prashanth Hospitals, w ho now ranks among the top five surgeo ons in India to cross the 500-surgery ma rk using the 4th Gen Velys system.
Osteoarthritis, especially in the knees, h as seen a sharp rise among people over 60 due to sedentary lifestyles, obesity, a nd aging. According to the Indian Journa l of Orthopaedics, knee arthritis in India is 15 times more prevalent than in West ern nations — making precision-driven t reatment essential. This milestone by Pr ashanth Hospitals sets a new benchmar k by enabling anatomically aligned, rota ational knee movements that closely mi mic natural function—leading to shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery, and pat ients walking within a day and regaining near-normal mobility in just a month.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Arum ugam S, Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon an d Joint Replacement Expert at Prashant nth Hospitals, said: “India is slowly beco ming the arthritis capital of the world—much like it is with diabetes. We’re now seeing younger patients, even in their e arly 50s, requiring knee replacements. Watching them walk out pain-free withi in days is a powerful reminder of why th is advancement matters. Robotic techn ology has moved beyond the one-size-f its-all approach. It has enabled me to do patient-specific alignment—something c onventional techniques simply can’t off er—resulting in more precise, personali zed, and effective knee replacements. A s someone who also mentors surgeons a cross India and Southeast Asia in roboti c joint replacement, it’s incredibly rewar ding to see how technology is transform ming care at every level.”
Once affecting just 1 in 10 senior citizen s, arthritis now impacts 3 to 4 out of eve ery 10 Indians over the age of 60—with severe cases increasingly seen in patien nts as young as their early 40s and 50s. This surge is driven by sedentary lifestyl es, obesity, lack of exercise, and prolon g e d hours of desk-bound work. Women, notably, account for over 75% of the kn ee replacement cases at Prashanth Hos pitals, a trend consistent across the cou ntry. Reflecting the broader momentum, the adoption of robotic systems is expan ding rapidly—even in Tier 2 and Tier 3, m arking a significant step toward more accessible, precise, and patient-specific orthopaedic care.
Dr. Prashanth Krishna, Managing Direc tor of Prashanth Hospitals, shared the b roader vision behind this technological advancement: “Being the city’s first to use the latest 4th Gen Velys Robot and successfully complete over 500 robotic knee replacement surgeries marks a ma jor milestone in our commitment to adv anced healthcare at Prashanth Hospital s. This is not just about numbers—it’s ab out helping patients regain mobility and confidence through precision-driven car e. Robotic-assisted surgery enables us t o replicate natural knee movement with exceptional accuracy, resulting in faster recovery and better long-term outcome s. As robotic adoption grows across Indi a, Prashanth Hospitals remains one of th e pioneers in integrating both Velys for o rthopaedics and SSI Mantra for soft tis sue surgeries, making us one of the few centres in Tamil Nadu to offer multi-spe cialty robotic capabilities under one roo f. Our goal has always been to bring worl d-class innovation to Chennai, and this a chievement reflects our dedication to tr ansforming lives through cutting-edge c are.”
About Prashanth Hospitals: Prashanth Hospitals is a multidisciplinary hospital that provides sophisticated and dedicat ed healthcare services by professionally trained experts. Prashanth Super-specia lty 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 good care of the p atients. The vision is to become an inter na tionally renowned medical institute b y providing excellent health care service s to the patients, and the mission is to m aintain the trust of the patient by provid ing good quality of health care. The valu es on which Prashanth Super-specialty Hospitals function are quality of care, re espect, competence, the effectiveness o f the treatment, safety, and creating hea lth awareness 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 treatments.
