Robotic arm-assisted conversion of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty to total knee arthroplasty
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- DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.106B7.BJJ-2023-0943.R2
Robotic arm-assisted conversion of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty to total knee arthroplasty
Erratum in
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Corrigendum.Bone Joint J. 2024 Sep 1;106-B(9):1031. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.106B9.BJJ-2024-00049. Bone Joint J. 2024. PMID: 39216857 No abstract available.
Abstract
Aims: Robotic arm-assisted surgery offers accurate and reproducible guidance in component positioning and assessment of soft-tissue tensioning during knee arthroplasty, but the feasibility and early outcomes when using this technology for revision surgery remain unknown. The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of robotic arm-assisted revision of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) versus primary robotic arm-assisted TKA at short-term follow-up.
Methods: This prospective study included 16 patients undergoing robotic arm-assisted revision of UKA to TKA versus 35 matched patients receiving robotic arm-assisted primary TKA. In all study patients, the following data were recorded: operating time, polyethylene liner size, change in haemoglobin concentration (g/dl), length of inpatient stay, postoperative complications, and hip-knee-ankle (HKA) alignment. All procedures were performed using the principles of functional alignment. At most recent follow-up, range of motion (ROM), Forgotten Joint Score (FJS), and Oxford Knee Score (OKS) were collected. Mean follow-up time was 21 months (6 to 36).
Results: There were no differences between the two treatment groups with regard to mean change in haemoglobin concentration (p = 0.477), length of stay (LOS, p = 0.172), mean polyethylene thickness (p = 0.065), or postoperative complication rates (p = 0.295). At the most recent follow-up, the primary robotic arm-assisted TKA group had a statistically significantly improved OKS compared with the revision UKA to TKA group (44.6 (SD 2.7) vs 42.3 (SD 2.5); p = 0.004) but there was no difference in the overall ROM (p = 0.056) or FJS between the two treatment groups (86.1 (SD 9.6) vs 84.1 (4.9); p = 0.439).
Conclusion: Robotic arm-assisted revision of UKA to TKA was associated with comparable intraoperative blood loss, early postoperative rehabilitation, functional outcomes, and complications to primary robotic TKA at short-term follow-up. Robotic arm-assisted surgery offers a safe and reproducible technique for revising failed UKA to TKA.
© 2024 The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Conflict of interest statement
A. Fontalis reports grants or contracts from the Freemasons' Royal Arch Fellowship with support of the Arthritis Research Trust and grants or contracts from the Onassis Foundation (scholarship ID: F ZR 065-1/2021-2022), unrelated to this study. F. S. Haddad reports a grant from Stryker, related to this study, as well as multiple study grants from Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Corin, National Institute for Health and Care Research, and International Olympic Committee, royalties or licenses from Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Corin, and MatOrtho, consulting fees from Stryker, payment or honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Zimmer, AO Recon, and Mathys, support for attending meetings and/or travel from Stryker, Mathys, AO Recon, and The Bone & Joint Journal, all of which are unrelated to this article. F. S. Haddad is also Editor-in-Chief of The Bone & Joint Journal, incoming President of the International Hip Society, and Vice President of the European Hip Society.
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