Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Demonstrated Soft Tissue Protection

4 pages•Published: June 27, 2017

Emily Hampp, Manoshi Bhowmik-Stoker, Laura Scholl, Jason Otto, David Jacofsky and Michael Mont

Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) typically addresses end-stage osteoarthritis. While TKA procedures have demonstrated clinical success, occasionally intraoperative complications can occur. This cadaver study examined the potential benefits of soft tissue protection in robotic-arm assisted TKA (RATKA). Six cadaver knees were prepared using RATKA by a single surgeon from a high-volume TKA joint center with no former clinical robotic experience, and compared to seven manually performed cases as a control. The presence of soft tissue disruption was assessed by having the surgeon perform visual evaluation and palpation of the medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and the patellar ligament after the procedures. The amount of tibial subluxation and patellar eversion was recorded for each case.
For all RATKA cases, there was no visible evidence of disruption of any of the ligaments. All RATKA cases were successfully left with a bone island on the tibial plateau, which protected the PCL. Tibial subluxation and patellar eversion were not required for visualization. In two of the seven MTKA cases, there was slight disruption noted of the PCL, although this did not lead to any apparent change in the functional integrity of the ligament. All MTKA cases required tibial subluxation and patellar eversion to achieve optimal visualization.
Aspects of soft tissue protection were noted in this cadaver study for RATKA. Standard retraction techniques during cutting are recommended. This is the first study to have soft tissue injury parameters assessed for RATKA, and may serve as a platform for future studies.

Keyphrases: robotic tka, soft tissue, total knee arthroplasty (tka)

In: Klaus Radermacher and Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena (editors). CAOS 2017. 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery, vol 1, pages 295-298.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/X7ZZ
	https://doi.org/10.29007/8bxp

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{CAOS2017:Robotic_Arm_Assisted_Total,
  author    = {Emily Hampp and Manoshi Bhowmik-Stoker and Laura Scholl and Jason Otto and David Jacofsky and Michael Mont},
  title     = {Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Demonstrated Soft Tissue Protection},
  booktitle = {CAOS 2017. 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery},
  editor    = {Klaus Radermacher and Ferdinando Rodriguez Y Baena},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Health Sciences},
  volume    = {1},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-5305},
  url       = {/publications/paper/X7ZZ},
  doi       = {10.29007/8bxp},
  pages     = {295-298},
  year      = {2017}}

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