ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2024
Comparison of Time Taken in Conventional versus Active Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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- Platform-Specific Learning Curves in Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty: radiological precision, clinical outcomes, and benchmarks for emerging systems.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Introduction of robotics into a well-established navigation OR team for TKA does not increase surgical time. A one center evaluation.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Improved alignment and reduced peri-operative blood loss with augmented reality-guided total knee arthroplasty: a single-centre comparative study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement in NHS scotland: trends and efficiency implications (2020-2024).Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Observational
- Current Narrative Review-Application of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in Clinical Knee Problems.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- The role of next-generation robotic systems in transforming knee arthroplasty: precision and beyond.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Review
- Evaluating surgical outcomes: robotic-assisted vs. conventional total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Reproducibility of a new device for robotic-assisted TKA surgery.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- The 100 most cited articles in artificial intelligence related to orthopedics.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Laser Bone Shaping: Current Capabilities and Future Applications in Knee Arthroplasty.JB & JS open accessReview
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Abstract
Background: Computer- and robotic-assisted total knee replacement procedures have been shown to improve the accuracy of the implant size. It also allows dynamic confirmation of the implant and limb alignment during total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The major inhibition of the arthroplasty surgeon in adapting to the robotic-assisted TKA (RA-TKA) is the extra time spent during the registration process and milling of the bone with the robot. The aim of the study was to ascertain the extra time spent during these 2 steps as compared to the conventional TKA (C-TKA). Methods: It is a prospective study involving 30 patients each in the conventional TKA and RA-TKA operated by the same surgical team. The patients were given a choice between the C-TKA and RA-TKA and consecutive 30 cases in each group were studied by an independent observer. In the C-TKA group, the time for the application of appropriate zigs and execution of the bone cuts and soft-tissue release was recorded whereas in the RA-TKA group, the time taken for fixation of the tibial and femoral arrays and bone registration and bone milling with robot and required soft-tissue release was measured. Results: The preoperative patient characteristics were the same in both groups. The time taken in the C-TKA and RA-TKA groups was 24.77 ± 1.92 minutes and 25.03 ± 3.27 minutes, respectively, which is statistically insignificant ( Conclusions: The study findings show that RA-TKA does not take additional time than C-TKA.
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