Precision and Excellence: VELYS Robotic Knee Replacement at Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai
28 March 2026Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai has taken a significant leap forward in orthopaedic care by introducing the advanced VELYS Robotic Knee Replacement Solution. Recognized as a leading destination for joint care in South India, this state of the art technology enhances our existing robotic surgical capabilities, ensuring every procedure is performed with unmatched precision for superior patient outcomes. The new robotic facility was formally blessed by H.E. Mar Joseph Kallarangatt, Bishop of the Eparchy of Palai.
The VELYS Advantage for Joint Surgery
The core advantage of the VELYS system lies in its ability to tailor every surgery to the unique anatomy of each individual. By providing surgeons with real time clinical data and utilizing infrared cameras with optical trackers, the system ensures highly accurate bone resection and optimal implant positioning. Patients seeking the best robotic knee replacement in Kottayam benefit from personalized precision where surgery is customized to specific joint anatomy. The procedure offers enhanced safety with minimal blood loss, comfortable healing due to significantly reduced post operative pain, and rapid rehabilitation ensuring a faster recovery and a quicker return to daily life.

A Legacy of Orthopaedic Excellence
As a recognized center of excellence and widely regarded as the best orthopaedic hospital in Kerala, Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai has successfully completed over a thousand knee replacements. We remain committed to providing the finest orthopaedic care in South India. We proudly extend these life changing surgeries to the underprivileged through our ‘Chuvadu’ initiative. Our department is also home to the first Arthroscopy Skill Lab in South India, setting new benchmarks in medical training and patient care as the top choice for orthopaedics in Kottayam.
Comprehensive Orthopaedic and Trauma Services
Our department offers a wide range of advanced treatments and 24/7 emergency trauma care. We provide expert care for the most complex musculoskeletal conditions. Our services include total joint replacements, complex revision surgeries, advanced sports medicine, and ACL reconstruction. We are also pioneers in the region for the First Cartilage Bone Complex Transplantation. Additionally, we offer PRP therapy, regenerative medicine, spinal surgery, paediatric orthopaedics, specialized bone cancer treatments, and limb salvage surgeries.
Meet Our Distinguished Orthopaedic Team
Our orthopaedic department is led by a dedicated team of renowned experts committed to your mobility and well being. Featuring some of the best orthopaedic doctors in Kottayam, the team includes Prof. Dr. Mathew Abraham, Dr. O.T. George, Dr. Rajesh V, Dr. Rajeev P.B, Dr. Sijo Sebastian, Dr. Joseph J. Pullatt, and Dr. Ricky Raj Thomas.
For more information about our specialists and why we are ranked as the best orthopaedic hospital in Kerala, please visit our dedicated page.

