Students help St. Francis celebrate robotic joint replacement milestone
Specialist Austin Crenshaw (left) shows STEM student Jalen Buie how to calibrate the medical robot as seniors from Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering learn about MAKO, a specialized robot used in orthopedic surgery at St. Francis Hospital during an introductory program at the hospital on Sept. 10. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Joint replacement surgeons celebrate 1,000th robotic surgery at St. Francis in gathering for high school students.
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Apurva Dalal Peter Lindy robotic-arm joint replacement St. Francis HospitalJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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