Spirit Lake, IA (KICD)– In 2016, Lakes Regional Healthcare was the first utilize orthopedic robotic assisted surgery in the Northwest Iowa, Southwest Minnesota and Southeast South Dakota region.

The Mako orthopedic robot has improved surgery in several key areas including hip replacement partial and total knee replacement surgeries

Two Years later LHR  has enlarge the program by adding da Vinci XI robot. The new robot has improved several surgeries with less complications.

The robot debuted on Wednesday and is already in service.