LONG BEACH, Calif. — MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has made medical history by becoming the first hospital in the world to successfully perform a robotic hip revision surgery using Stryker’s Mako Total Hip with 5.0 Advanced Primary and Revision application. The hospital also marks another milestone as the first in California to utilize the Mako 4 SmartRobotics™ platform paired with the Q Guidance System.
The landmark procedures represent a major advancement in orthopedic surgery and reinforce Long Beach Medical Center’s 117-year legacy of innovation, particularly in complex joint replacement and revision care.
Hip revision surgery is among the most challenging orthopedic procedures, typically required when a prior joint replacement fails due to complications such as implant loosening, instability, or infection. Unlike primary hip replacements, revision surgeries must account for existing implants, scar tissue, compromised bone quality, and longer recovery times. Approximately 70,000 hip revision surgeries are performed annually in the United States, a number expected to rise as life expectancy increases and more patients seek long-term joint mobility…