Learning curve and short-term clinical outcomes of a new seven-axis robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty system: a propensity score-matched retrospective cohort study.

Journal: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to determine the learning curve for a novel seven-axis robot-assisted (RA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) system and to explore whether it could provide superior short-term clinical and radiological outcomes compared with conventional surgery.

Authors

  • Xudong Duan
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Yiwei Zhao
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Jiewen Zhang
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Ning Kong
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Ruomu Cao
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Huanshuai Guan
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Yiyang Li
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Kunzheng Wang
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Pei Yang
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
  • Run Tian
    Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.