☀ WEATHER● RADIOAdvertise
DVDOWNUNDERVOICESAustralia · New Zealand · World
Back to Australia
Australia

19 October 2026

Robotic surgery transforms shoulder replacements in Australia

Downunder Voices Newsroom

FacebookEmail
Robotic surgery transforms shoulder replacements in Australia

A South Australian grandmother, Carol Beatty, has become one of the first Australians to undergo robotic shoulder replacement surgery using the Mako Stryker system.

About this report

This article contains independently written commentary and community perspective from Downunder Voices.

Join our community

Follow Downunder Voices

Join thousands of readers following news and community stories from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

Follow on FacebookSubmit your story

More from Australia

View category

Read Next

View latest
Who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?Australia

19 October 2026

Who is Helen Haines, the MP allegedly attacked in Victoria?

Condemnation across political spectrum after incident in Wangaratta, as Nationals MP from nearby electorate says Haines ‘not a divisive figure’ ‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after independent MP Helen Haines critically injured Helen Haines is in a critical condition after an alleged attack. Here’s what we know so far The incident has sent shock waves through federal politics, with the bombshell of the apparent attack – of a type not seen in Australian public life – amplified by the fact it targeted Haines, a principled politician who is well respected by virtually all across the parliament.

Guardian Australia PoliticsOriginal