10/10/2023
Using robotics in orthopaedics has several disadvantages. Some of the disadvantages include increased costs, the need for updating software, increased operation duration, and Imaging for pre-operative templating. Some human errors also come into such as poor input of data from the surgeon and a surgeon learning curve. With an increase in time for the operation, the risk of infection increases.
For patients suffering from severe knee pain, robotic knee replacement surgery might sound lucrative. Although, the promise of robotics remains seductive and it should be pursued as part of the clinical trial. There are several myths floating around the robotic techniques which needs to be refuted i...
