ArticleInternational orthopaedics2016
Short-term outcomes of robotically assisted patello-femoral arthroplasty.
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- Robotic-assisted patellofemoral arthroplasty shows superior functional outcomes and lower revision rates compared to conventional technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- The effectiveness of robotic hip and knee arthroplasty on patient-reported outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International orthopaedics · 2019Pooled it
- Survivorship and functional outcomes of patellofemoral arthroplasty: a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Pooled it
- Short-Term Outcomes of Robotic-Arm-Assisted Patellofemoral Arthroplasty in Four Patients with Isolated Patellofemoral Arthritis: A Retrospective Surgical Case Series.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- Manual vs robotic patellofemoral arthroplasty outcomes: A Michigan arthroplasty registry collaborative quality initiative-based study.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Robotic-Assisted Patellofemoral Arthroplasties Following Failed Treatment for Trochlear Dysplasia and Patellar Instability: A Case Report.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Is an Efficient Strategy for Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis with or without Robotic-Assisted System.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- New Technologies in Knee Arthroplasty: Current Concepts.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Review
- Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Patellofemoral Arthroplasty.Arthroscopy techniques · 2020Article
- Surgeons and robots.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- Robotic versus conventional primary total knee arthroplasty: clinical and radiological long-term results with a minimum follow-up of ten years.International orthopaedics · 2019Article
- Robotics in trauma and orthopaedics.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2018Review
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- Evidence for robots.SICOT-J · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes in patients treated with robotically assisted patello-femoral arthroplasty (PFA).
methodsThis technique offers a safe, reliable, and reproducible way of obtaining correct implant positioning in patello-femoral arthroplasty, and as a result, reduces revision surgery due to implant malalignment. We evaluated 30 knees in 29 patients who underwent robotically assisted patello-femoral arthroplasty between June 2009 and May 2011. Mean follow-up was 15.9 months. This was a retrospective study that involved chart reviews and radiographic analysis. Radiographic analysis included pre-operative and postoperative plain films for implant positioning. Functional outcomes were evaluated using the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), range of motion, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) patient activity-level ratings, visual analog pain scale (VAS), and the Knee Society Score (KSS).
resultsThe patients had an average OKS of 21.7 pre-operatively and reached an average of 33.5 postoperatively (p = 0.0033). Pre-operative UCLA patient activity-level ratings was 3.1, compared with 4.8 postoperatively. Average VAS pre-operatively was 8 and postoperatively it decreased to 2.1 (p = 0.0033). The average KSS final score pre-operatively was 56 and postoperatively it increased to 68.3 while the functional score pre-operatively was 47.2 compared to 68.1 postoperatively (p = 0.011). As a result, patello-femoral arthroplasty is an emerging knee resurfacing technique that is an alternative to the total knee arthroplasty.
conclusionsThe early retrospective data for robotically-assisted PFA show encouraging results. Advantages of this technique include a smaller incision, faster rehabilitation, preservation of bone stock, and implantation without malalignment.
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