ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2025
Comparison between ligament balancing and measured resection in robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a 2-year follow up cohort study.
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- Precision soft tissue balance in robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty: a bibliometric and visualization analysis of dynamic gap equilibration.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Asia-Pacific expert consensus on robotic-assisted hip and knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Review
- Augmented Reality-Guided Individualized Total Knee Arthroplasty: Initial Clinical Implementation and Results.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026Article
- Accuracy assessment of an artificial intelligence model in predicting intraoperative bone resection parameters for robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Real-World Outcomes of Robotic Total Knee Arthroplasty: Five Years' Experience in a Non-Academic Center.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
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purposeThe two most commonly used techniques for gap balancing in robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty (RA-TKA) are measured resection (MR) and ligament balancing (LB). There are limited studies have reported differences in intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between MR-TKA and LB-TKA in RA-TKA. This study aims to compare the intraoperative and postoperative outcomes of primary RA-TKA between LB and MR techniques.
methodsThis cohort study utilized prospectively collected data from a single center, spanning from January 2021 to December 2022. We compared the intraoperative procedures and postoperative clinical and imaging results between two groups.
resultsThe LB group had a thinner distal femur cut and a lower usage of thicker polyethylene. Additionally, the LB group exhibited a higher mean femoral component external rotation and greater tibial posterior slope. The rate of soft tissue release and bone recut was lower in the LB group, as was the mean C-reactive protein level.
conclusionIn RA-TKA, LB offers advantages in soft tissue protection and bone mass preservation. However, no differences were observed in clinical and radiographic outcomes after a 2-year follow-up.
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