Nam Chang-hyun, medical director of Himchan Hospital, the largest number of individuals in Korea for Mako Robot Surgery, receives a Korean striker's plaque of appreciation
Oct 01, 2025
On the 30th, Nam Chang-hyun, head of Himchan Hospital (Orthopedic Surgeon), received a plaque of appreciation from the Korea Striker, the Korean branch of Macorobot's (Macorobotics), for the record of 'most individual artificial joint replacement' in Korea.
The Korea Striker (CEO Shim Hyun-woo) said that after Himchan Hospital took the lead in introducing the Mako robot system in 2020, Nam Chang-hyun, head of the medical center, recently conducted more than 3,000 cases and awarded the plaque of appreciation in recognition of the excellence of artificial joint surgery using robotic surgical instruments.
As of August 2025, the number of Makorobot knee artificial joint surgeries at Himchan Hospital (CEO Lee Soo-chan) exceeded 13,000 cases (12,336 total replacement procedures and 695 partial replacement procedures). It is the number of surgeries that ranks first in Korea as a single medical institution. According to the Korea Striker, Nam Chang-hyun, head of the Medical Center, and other knee-specialized medical staff at Himchan Hospital each perform a total of more than 1,000 to 3,000 cases and are among the top 10 in Korea with the number of Mako robot surgeries.
Makorobot is a widely used artificial joint surgery robot at home and abroad, and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for total knee replacement, partial replacement, and hip replacement. As of 2024, Makorobot has more than 1.5 million surgical cases and more than 500 clinical study results in more than 45 countries around the world, based on its accumulated experience of more than 19 years to date.
Meanwhile, Himchan Hospital performed 11,514 operations (as of December 2024) as a single hospital earlier this year, the highest number of operations in the world in 2023 and 2024, receiving a plaque of appreciation from the Korean Striker.
Medical director Nam Chang-hyun said, `Robot artificial joint surgery is a surgical technique that complements existing surgery due to the high satisfaction of patients as well as doctors conducting surgery""We will try to further increase the success rate of surgery based on our abundant experience and proficiency in robotic surgery in the future.""
The Korea Striker (CEO Shim Hyun-woo) said that after Himchan Hospital took the lead in introducing the Mako robot system in 2020, Nam Chang-hyun, head of the medical center, recently conducted more than 3,000 cases and awarded the plaque of appreciation in recognition of the excellence of artificial joint surgery using robotic surgical instruments.
As of August 2025, the number of Makorobot knee artificial joint surgeries at Himchan Hospital (CEO Lee Soo-chan) exceeded 13,000 cases (12,336 total replacement procedures and 695 partial replacement procedures). It is the number of surgeries that ranks first in Korea as a single medical institution. According to the Korea Striker, Nam Chang-hyun, head of the Medical Center, and other knee-specialized medical staff at Himchan Hospital each perform a total of more than 1,000 to 3,000 cases and are among the top 10 in Korea with the number of Mako robot surgeries.
Makorobot is a widely used artificial joint surgery robot at home and abroad, and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for total knee replacement, partial replacement, and hip replacement. As of 2024, Makorobot has more than 1.5 million surgical cases and more than 500 clinical study results in more than 45 countries around the world, based on its accumulated experience of more than 19 years to date.
Meanwhile, Himchan Hospital performed 11,514 operations (as of December 2024) as a single hospital earlier this year, the highest number of operations in the world in 2023 and 2024, receiving a plaque of appreciation from the Korean Striker.
Medical director Nam Chang-hyun said, `Robot artificial joint surgery is a surgical technique that complements existing surgery due to the high satisfaction of patients as well as doctors conducting surgery""We will try to further increase the success rate of surgery based on our abundant experience and proficiency in robotic surgery in the future.""
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
