Robotic surgeries are gaining scale in private hospitals and the public SUS network, allowing increasingly precise procedures and faster recoveries for patients. Robotic technology has been used in various medical specialties, expanding treatment possibilities.
An emblematic example is the case of American surfer Kelly Slater, at 54 years old and retired, who underwent hip prosthesis placement nine months before facing Brazilian Gabriel Medina in Tahiti. The robotic surgery allowed him to walk just hours after the operation.
Slater recovered mobility in just 15 days after the robotic procedure. In less than a year since the surgery, the legendary surfer was able to return to the waves of French Polynesia, competing again at the high level that made him famous as an 11-time world champion.
