ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2021
Accuracy in the Execution of Pre-operative Plan for Limb Alignment and Implant Positioning in Robotic-arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty and Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Observational Study.
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- Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic assisted versus conventional total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Asia-Pacific expert consensus on robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Review
- Accuracy of Sagittal Plane Component Alignment in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
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- Kinematic Alignment Achieves a More Balanced Total Knee Arthroplasty Than Mechanical Alignment among CPAK Type I Patients: A Simulation Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Imageless robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty is accurate in vivo: a retrospective study to measure the postoperative bone resection and alignment.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Functional alignment with robotic‑arm assisted total knee arthroplasty demonstrated better patient-reported outcomes than mechanical alignment with manual total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Robotic-arm assisted versus conventional technique for total knee arthroplasty: early results of a prospective single centre study.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Accuracies of bone resection, implant position, and limb alignment in robotic-arm-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a prospective single-centre study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Image-based robot assisted bicompartmental knee arthroplasty versus total knee arthroplasty.SICOT-J · 2022Article
- Dental implant placement accuracy with robotic surgery compared to free-hand, static and dynamic computer assisted techniques: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchReview
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Abstract
aimThe objective of the study is to compare the accuracy of implant positioning and limb alignment achieved in robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty(RATKA) and manual total knee arthroplasty(MTKA) to their respective preoperative plan. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a prospective observational study conducted in a tertiary care centre between August 2018 and January 2020. 143 consecutive RATKA(105 patients) and 151 consecutive MTKA(111 patients) performed by two experienced arthroplasty surgeons were included. Two independent observers evaluated the accuracy of implant positioning by measuring the radiological parameters according to the Knee-Society-Roentgenographic-Evaluation-System and limb alignment from postoperative weight-bearing scanogram. Outcomes were defined, based on the degree of deviation of measurements from the planned position and alignment, as excellent(0-1.99°), acceptable(2.00-2.99°) and outlier(≥ 3.00°).
resultsThere were no systematic differences in the demographic and baseline characteristics between RATKA and MTKA. Statistically significant outcomes were observed favouring robotic group for postoperative mechanical axis (
conclusionRobotic-arm assisted TKA executed the preoperative plan more accurately with respect to limb alignment and implant positioning compared to manual TKA, even when the surgeons were more experienced in the latter. GRAPHIC ABSTRACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43465-020-00324-y.
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