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Assessment of the accuracy in the alignment of the extremity and positioning of implants in total knee arthroplasties
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Osteoarthritis is the most frequent diagnosis of arthritis that requires for a Total Knee Replacement
(TKA). This disease is characterised by a slowly degeneration of the cartilage within a joint causing
pain, stiffness and swelling. TKA surgery consists of the resection of the affected joint surfaces, so
they can be replaced by metal and polyethylene biomaterials (which reproduce the knee anatomy
and function). Due to the variety of results between surgeries, an interest in assistive robotic
technologies to standardize the procedure and more accurately place and align the implant with
the limb has increased.
This thesis explains the realisation of an unicentric prospective cohort study that examines the
accuracy of ROSA Knee System (Robotic Surgical Assistant) a surgical robot to assist and support
surgeons during TKA achieved by Hospital Clinic recently. To study this feature, certain variables
have been recorded intraoperatively by ROSA and compared with the same variables but extracted
from Computed Tomography (CT) or X-Ray (XR) postoperative images. All the phases to conduct,
from scratch, the clinical study are explained in detail in this project.
This project has been carried out under the supervision of the Knee Department of the Clinic
hospital, which has allowed the use of data from their patients and their inclusion as participants in
the study. This thesis will be attached to an extensive study conducted by the Knee Department
regarding the ROSA robot that tries to answer the question: is the robotic assistance an
improvement in TKAs surgeries?
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Treballs Finals de Grau d'Enginyeria Biomèdica. Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut. Universitat de Barcelona. Curs: 2022-2023. Tutor/Director: Segur Vilalta, Josep Maria ; Martínez Pastor, Juan Carlos, Balaguer Castro, Mariano
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ALBERT FELIU, Jordi. Assessment of the accuracy in the alignment of the extremity and positioning of implants in total knee arthroplasties. [consulted: 13 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/199682