Robotic Surgery

It has been 30 years since Paul M. Grammont, MD, and Emmanuel Baulot, MD, first published in the English-speaking literature on Grammont’s reverse total shoulder design.

Think Surgical Inc. has announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG to share technologies for robotic total knee arthroplasty, according to a company press release.

Think Surgical Inc. has announced a collaboration agreement with Maxx Orthopedics Inc., according to a press release.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, discussed positive outcomes of robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty.

SAN FRANCISCO — Robot-guided spinal fusion may improve clinical outcomes compared with fluoroscopy-guided spinal fusion, according to results presented here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Ormonde M. Mahoney, MD, discussed how surgeons can use robotics to interpret posterior cruciate ligament function and knee kinematics during total knee arthroplasty.

In total knee arthroplasty, unbalanced ligament tension is one of the primary reasons for complications and patient dissatisfaction.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — In this video, Peter A. Gold, MD, discusses a randomized controlled trial that showed no significant differences in functional outcome scores between robotic-assisted and conventional total knee arthroplasty.

Think Surgical Inc. announced its TMINI miniature robotic total knee replacement system has received special FDA 510(k) clearance for use with implants from three additional implant manufacturers, according to a press release.

According to published results, use of intra-incisional metaphyseal pins during robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty was associated with low rates of periprosthetic fracture and infection.