Available Robotic Platforms in Partial and Total Knee Arthroplasty

Knee arthroplasty typically relieves pain and restores function, but dissatisfaction and early revision occur at a frequency that places a significant burden on patients and the healthcare system. A new generation of computer and robotic systems has been developed to help orthopaedic surgeons enhance precision and accuracy, with the hope of making outcomes more reliable. Surgical robots can be active, semi-active or passive. Each level of robot autonomy versus surgeon control has potential benefits and limitations.

Source: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics - March 24, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jonathan H. Koenig, Matthew S. Hepinstall Source Type: research