R and om-effects meta-analyses showed that post-operative functional outcomes were comparable between active robotic and conventional total hip and knee arthroplasty at the short- , medium- and long-term follow-up .
Conclusions This systematic and meta-analyses indicates that functional outcomes for patients undergoing active robotic total hip and knee arthroplasty were comparable to conventional surgery .
Whether semi-active or active robotic hip or knee arthroplasty is effective in improving post-operative pain , quality of life and satisfaction with surgery is unclear .
Purpose The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of semi-active and active robotic hip and knee arthroplasty on post-operative patient-reported outcomes of function , pain , quality of life and satisfaction with surgery .
Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty may lead to improvement in quality-of-life measures: a 2-year follow-up of a prospective randomized trial
Purpose Despite reduction in radiological outliers in previous r and omized trials comparing robotic-assisted versus conventional total knee arthroplasty ( TKA ) , no differences in short-term functional outcomes were observed . The aim of this study was to determine whether there was improvement in functional outcomes and quality -of-life ( QoL ) measures between robotic-assisted and conventional TKA . Methods All 60 knees ( 31 robotic-assisted ; 29 conventional ) from a previous r and omized trial were available for analysis . Differences in range of motion , Knee Society ( KSS ) knee and function scores , Oxford Knee scores ( OKS ) , SF-36 subscale and summative ( physical PCS/mental component scores MCS ) were analysed . In addition , patient satisfaction , fulfilment of expectations and the proportion attaining a minimum clinical ly important difference ( MCID ) in KSS , OKS and SF-36 were studied . Results Both robotic-assisted and conventional TKA displayed significant improvements in majority of the functional outcome scores at 2 years . Despite having a higher rate of complications , the robotic-assisted group displayed a trend towards higher scores in SF-36 QoL measures , with significant differences in SF-36 vitality ( p = 0.03 ) , role emotional ( p = 0.02 ) and a larger proportion of patients achieving SF-36 vitality MCID ( 48.4 vs 13.8 % , p = 0.009 ) . No significant differences in KSS , OKS or satisfaction/expectation rates were noted . ConclusionS ubtle improvements in patient QoL measures were observed in robotic-assisted TKA when compared to conventional TKA . This finding suggests that QoL measures may be more sensitive and clinical ly important than surgeon-driven objective scores in detecting subtle functional improvements in  robotic-assisted TKA  patients .Level of evidence II
R and om-effects meta-analyses showed that post-operative functional outcomes were comparable between active robotic and conventional total hip and knee arthroplasty at the short- , medium- and long-term follow-up .
Conclusions This systematic and meta-analyses indicates that functional outcomes for patients undergoing active robotic total hip and knee arthroplasty were comparable to conventional surgery .
Whether semi-active or active robotic hip or knee arthroplasty is effective in improving post-operative pain , quality of life and satisfaction with surgery is unclear .
Purpose The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of semi-active and active robotic hip and knee arthroplasty on post-operative patient-reported outcomes of function , pain , quality of life and satisfaction with surgery .