This study […] provides important independent evidence for patients, surgeons and policymakers at a time when robotic hip and knee replacement surgery is being adopted rapidly<\/p>\n
Hasan Mohammad<\/p>\n
In the hip replacement study, researchers found no overall reduction in repeat surgery or mortality associated with robotic surgery. However, robotic hip replacement was associated with a lower risk of further surgery for problems related to implant positioning. This specific benefit did not translate into an overall reduction in the need for repeat surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For knee replacement, researchers found no difference in the risk of repeat surgery between robotic-assisted and conventional procedures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The studies examined early outcomes, and the researchers say longer-term follow-up will be needed to establish whether differences in implant survival emerge over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The team used a method known as target trial emulation to analyse large-scale real-world registry data. The statistical approach aims to make comparisons between groups more closely resemble those of a clinical trial by balancing patients according to known differences in their characteristics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr Hasan Mohammad, Academic Clinical Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Queen Mary University of London and lead author, said: \u201cThis study, which uses novel methodology and represents the largest real-world analysis of its kind worldwide, provides important independent evidence for patients, surgeons and policymakers at a time when robotic hip and knee replacement surgery is being adopted rapidly. New technology should deliver meaningful benefit for patients and represent good value for a publicly funded health service.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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