- Podcast
- 21/02/2025
- UK
Robotic Arm-Assisted Medial Compartment Knee Arthroplasty Is A Cost-Effective Intervention At Ten-Year Follow-Up
Description
In the inaugural BJJ podcast of 2025, host Andrew Duckworth introduces a discussion focused on robotic arm-assisted medial compartment knee arthroplasty, featuring insights from authors Mr. Nick Clement and Mr. Mark Blythe, who discuss their newly published paper in the January edition of The Bone & Joint Journal. The podcast details the experience of using the MAKO robotic system over the last decade, highlighting its increasing accuracy and lower revision rates compared to traditional knee surgeries.
The conversation delves into the nuances of cost-effectiveness in robotic knee replacements, emphasizing the importance of justifying the technology's expenses within the UK’s public healthcare context. With more evidence suggesting that robotic surgeries may yield better long-term outcomes and less need for revisions, the hosts explore the criteria used for the original study, the outcomes measured, and the implications of their findings. They discuss key figures related to revision rates, costs of surgeries, and the potential for future changes in surgical practice as robotic technologies become more commonplace in orthopedic procedures.
Listeners are encouraged to engage with the podcast themes through social media, highlighting the interactivity of the series and the value placed on community input.
Part of: Surgical Techniques and Training Collection
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