Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024
The learning curve of a novel seven-axis robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty system: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Safety and efficacy of orthopedic robots in total hip arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Does a longer operative time increase perioperative trauma in robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty? A post hoc analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Trial
- A new seven-axis robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty system improves component positioning: a prospective, randomized, multicenter study.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Learning Curve of Robot-Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: Cumulative Sum Analysis.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic-arm assistance in revision total hip arthroplasty improves the accuracy of acetabular component positioning: a cadaver-based study.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- [Progress and future prospects of robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty (THA) was associated with a shorter learning curve, greater implant accuracy, and reduced team stress than conventional THA when performed by a junior surgeon: a comparative study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted and AI-augmented arthroplasty: converging technologies in joint replacement.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty in the United States: a nationwide propensity-matched analysis of adoption, outcomes, and complications.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of opioid use disorder as a safety risk in elective total hip arthroplasty: an imperative for routine preoperative screening.Patient safety in surgery · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty: optimal and rapid preservation of femoral offset and operated lower limb length.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Learning Curves Associated With Robotic Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Scoping Review.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- [Leg length discrepancy following total hip arthroplasty : How often and when is it problematic?]Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
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Abstract
bacgroundThe aim of this study was to assess the learning curve of a novel seven-axis robot-assisted total hip arthroplasty (RaTHA) system.
methodsA total of 59 patients who underwent unilateral total hip arthroplasty at our institution from June 2022 to September 2022 were prospectively included in the study. In this randomized controlled clinical trial, robot-assisted THA (RaTHA) and Conventional THA (CoTHA) were performed using cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis to evaluate the learning curve of the RaTHA system. The demographic data, preopera1tive clinical data, duration of operation, postoperative Harris Hip Score (HHS), postoperative Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) score, and duration of operation between the learning stage and the proficiency stage of the RaTHA group were compared between the two groups.
resultsThe average duration of operation of the RaTHA group was increased by 34.73 min compared with the CoTHA group (104.26 ± 19.33 vs. 69.53 ± 18.38 min, p < 0.01). The learning curve of the RaTHA system can be divided into learning stage and proficiency stage, and the former consists of the first 13 cases by CUSUM analysis. In the RaTHA group, the duration of operation decreased by 29.75 min in the proficiency stage compared to the learning stage (121.12 ± 12.84 vs.91.37 ± 12.92, p < 0.01).
conclusionsThis study demonstrated that the surgical team required a learning curve of 13 cases to become proficient using the RaTHA system. The duration of operation, total blood loss, and drainage gradually shortened (decreased) with the learning curve stage, and the differences were statistically significant.
trial registrationNumber: ChiCTR2200061630, Date: 29/06/2022.
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