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SynthesisJournal of robotic surgery2024

Comparison of robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xinyu Fu, Yiming She, Guangwen Jin, Chengri Liu, Ze Liu, Wei Li, Ri Jin

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  13. [Impact of coronal plane alignment of knee phenotype alteration on short-term effectiveness in robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  19. [Research progress on tracker fixation strategies and related complications in robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xinyu FuDepartment of Orthopedics, Yanbian University Hospital, 1327 Juzi Street, Yanji Jilin, 133002, China.
Yiming SheDepartment of Nephrology, Yanbian University Hospital, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, China.
Guangwen JinDepartment of Orthopedics, Yanbian University Hospital, 1327 Juzi Street, Yanji Jilin, 133002, China.
Chengri LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Yanbian University Hospital, 1327 Juzi Street, Yanji Jilin, 133002, China.
Ze LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Yanbian University Hospital, 1327 Juzi Street, Yanji Jilin, 133002, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Yanbian University Hospital, 1327 Juzi Street, Yanji Jilin, 133002, China.
Ri JinDepartment of Orthopedics, Yanbian University Hospital, 1327 Juzi Street, Yanji Jilin, 133002, China. drjinri1015@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the changes in different clinical scores and imaging indexes of patients who underwent robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty (RA-TKA) and manual total knee arthroplasty (M-TKA). PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Embase were searched according to PRISMA guidelines in June 2024. Search terms included "robot-assisted", "manual" and "total knee arthroplasty". Outcome indicators included American Knee Society Score (KSS), Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), range of motion (ROM), Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) score, Forgotten Joint Score (FJS), 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), operation duration (min), intraoperative blood loss (ml), pain score, patient's satisfaction scores, hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle, frontal femoral component angle, frontal tibia component angle, lateral femoral component angle and lateral tibia component angle. A total of 1,033 articles were obtained after removing duplicates, and 12 studies involving 2,863 patients (1,449 RA-TKAs and 1,414 M-TKAs) were finally meta-analyzed (22-32). The baseline data of both groups were similar in all results. Meta-analysis suggested a better performance of the RA-TKA group than the M-TKA group regarding the HKA angle. The manual TKA reduced the operation time and significantly improved the range of motion. The results of > 6 months follow-up showed that M-TKA was better than RA-TKA in terms of KSS score and WOMAC. Compared with M-TKA, RA-TKA can produce more accurate prosthetic alignment, but it does not lead to better clinical results. Orthopedic surgeons should choose between two surgical procedures according to their own experience and patients' characteristics.

Indexed as

Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeOperative TimeRange of Motion, ArticularRobotic Surgical ProceduresBlood Loss, SurgicalFemaleHumansKnee JointMalePatient SatisfactionTreatment OutcomeKneeManualRobot assistedTotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID39052153
PMCPMC11272701

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