Clinical Study

Robot-Assisted Navigation versus Computer-Assisted Navigation in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: Efficiency and Accuracy

Table 1

Baseline characteristics, by navigation type.

Characteristic No. (%)
RAN CAN (n = 29)

Sex
 Men21 (40)10 (34)
 Women31 (60)19 (66)
Race
 White52 (100)29 (100)
BMI—kg/m2 (SD)33.5 (7.9)30.2 (6.3)
Age, mean (SD)66.1 (9.8)68.3 (9.6)
Preoperative diagnosis
 Osteoarthritis44 (85)28 (97)
 Post-traumatic arthritis7 (13)1 (3)
 Rheumatoid arthritis2 (4)0 (0)
Comorbidities
 Diabetes mellitus9 (21)4 (14)
 Essential hypertension40 (77)20 (69)
Past medical history
 Deep vein thrombosis5 (10)0 (0)
 Pulmonary emboli1 (2)0 (0)
 Stroke1 (2)1 (3)
 Hx of smoking11 (21)5 (17)
 Cardiovascular disease13 (25)13 (45)
Right knee25 (48)16 (55)
Left knee27 (52)13 (45)
Prereplacement malalignment (SD)4.8 (2.9)4.9 (3.3)
Prereplacement max extension (SD)1.1 (4.0)3.3 (3.5)