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Review
. 2020 Dec 4;5(12):866-873.
doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.200037. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Robotics in total hip arthroplasty: a review of the evolution, application and evidence base

Jean-Pierre St Mart  1 , En Lin Goh  2 , Zameer Shah  3
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Review

Robotics in total hip arthroplasty: a review of the evolution, application and evidence base

Jean-Pierre St Mart et al. EFORT Open Rev. .

Abstract

Robotic systems used in orthopaedics have evolved from active systems to semi-active systems.Early active systems were associated with significant technical and surgical complications, which limited their clinical use.The new semi-active system Mako has demonstrated promise in overcoming these limitations, with positive early outcomes.There remains a paucity of data regarding long-term outcomes associated with newer systems such as Mako and TSolution One, which will be important in assessing the applicability of these systems.Given the already high satisfaction rate of manual THA, further high-quality comparative studies are required utilizing outcome scores that are not limited by high ceiling effects to assess whether robotic systems justify their additional expense. Cite this article: EFORT Open Rev 2020;5:866-873. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.5.200037.

Keywords: complications; outcomes; robotic-assisted; total hip arthroplasty.

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ICMJE Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest relevant to this work.

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