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Improved accuracy, but no clinical benefit of robot-assisted vs. conventional TKA

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February 2015

Improved accuracy, but no clinical benefit of robot-assisted vs. conventional TKA

Vol: 4| Issue: 2| Number:21| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Robot-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Accurately Restores the Joint Line and Mechanical Axis. A Prospective Randomised Study

J Arthroplasty. 2014 Dec;29(12):2373-7

Contributing Authors:
MH Liow MK Xia Z1 Wong KJ Tay SJ Yeo PL Chin

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60 patients with knee osteoarthritis and undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to one of two groups: robot-assisted or conventional TKA. The study aimed to determine whether there was a significant difference in terms of coronal plane mechanical axis alignment outliers, restoration of joint line, clinical outcome measures, length of stay, operative time, and complication...

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