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Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Biomechanics
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2025.1523631
This article is part of the Research Topic Biomechanical and Biomaterial Advances in Degenerative Diseases of Bone and Joint View all 15 articles

Orthopedic surgical robotic systems in knee arthroplasty: a comprehensive review

Provisionally accepted
Xuanze Fan Xuanze Fan 1Yan Wang Yan Wang 2Shouwei Zhang Shouwei Zhang 1Yuan Xing Yuan Xing 1Jinhua Li Jinhua Li 1Xinlong Ma Xinlong Ma 2Jianxiong Ma Jianxiong Ma 2*
  • 1 School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
  • 2 Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

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    In conjunction with the accelerated evolution of robotics, the advancement of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical systems is occurring at a similarly accelerated pace, and is becoming increasingly accepted. It is employed in numerous surgical specialties, including orthopedics, and has significantly transformed traditional surgical techniques. Among these applications, knee arthroplasty represents one of the most prevalent and efficacious procedures within the domain of robot-assisted orthopedic surgery. The implementation of surgical robotic systems has the potential to enhance the precision and accuracy of surgical outcomes, facilitate reproducibility, reduce technical variability, mitigate patient discomfort, and accelerate recovery. In this paper, a literature review of the Web of Science and PubMed databases was conducted to search for all articles on orthopedic surgical robotics through November 2024. It mainly summarizes This paper provides an overview of the most commonly used and widely accepted robotic systems in the field of orthopedic surgery, with a particular focus on their application in knee arthroplasty procedures. Orthopedic robotic systems can be classified into three principal categories: autonomous robotic systems, semiautonomous robotic systems, and teleoperated robotic systems. In the context of knee arthroplasty, the characteristics of different robotic systems are examined in relation to three types of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) and Patellofemoral Arthroplasty (PFA). In conclusion, the current state of orthopedic surgical robotics is reviewed, and future development prospects and challenges are proposed.

    Keywords: orthopedic surgical robotic systems, Robotic technology, orthopedic surgery, Robotic-assisted surgery, knee arthroplasty 1.Introduction

    Received: 06 Nov 2024; Accepted: 03 Feb 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Fan, Wang, Zhang, Xing, Li, Ma and Ma. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jianxiong Ma, Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

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