Dr. Frederick Buechel Jr., right, watches the gait of Bud Dangler, 77, during Dangler's a two-week post-operation checkup after having partial knee replacement surgery using the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. Dangler had total knee surgery on his other knee in 1996 and says he was in pain for months, but walked out of the hospital the day of the his surgery using the new robotic system. Physicians Regional Medical Center at Pine Ridge purchased the technology in October at the request of Buechel, a Naples orthopedic surgeon who is certified to use the robotic system. Lexey Swall/Staff

Dr. Frederick Buechel Jr., right, watches the gait of Bud Dangler, 77, during Dangler's a two-week post-operation checkup after having partial knee replacement surgery using the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System. Dangler had total knee surgery on his other knee in 1996 and says he was in pain for months, but walked out of the hospital the day of the his surgery using the new robotic system. Physicians Regional Medical Center at Pine Ridge purchased the technology in October at the request of Buechel, a Naples orthopedic surgeon who is certified to use the robotic system. Lexey Swall/Staff

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