Vol. 11 | Issue 1 | January-February 2023 | Page: 05-12 | Ravikumar Mukartihal, Rajdeep Das, Chandan S, Vikram G K Bhat, Balakrishna Nallabolu, Sreedhish K, Bharath Krishna S, Sharan S Patil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13107/jkoa.2023.v11i01.057

Authors: Ravikumar Mukartihal [1], Rajdeep Das [1], Chandan S [1], Vikram G K Bhat [1], Balakrishna Nallabolu [1], Sreedhish K [1], Bharath Krishna S [1], Sharan S Patil [1]

[1] Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sparsh Hospital for Advanced Surgeries, Bengaluru, India.

Address of Correspondence

Dr. Ravikumar Mukartihal
Consultant Orthopaedic and Robotic Joint Replacement Surgeon, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sparsh Hospital for Advanced Surgeries, Bengaluru, India.
E-mail: ravikumarmukartihal@gmail.com

Abstract

Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a very impelling treatment for severe osteoarthritis. But, prosthesis longevity along with clinical and functional outcome of patients are intricately related to proper alignment and position of the prosthesis and how perfectly the artificial joint can mimic the native knee anatomy and kinematics. To minimize outliers and improve accuracy, precision and patients’ outcome, promising new technologies have been developed in knee arthroplasty. TKA is advancing by leaps and bounds with the advent and introduction and application of technologies in its domain. The aim of this article is to put up and brief about the technologies in TKA, their concepts, advantages, and limitations.
Keywords: Total knee arthroplasty, Knee arthroplasty, Total knee replacement, Osteoarthritis, Technology, Biomedical Technology, Robot-assisted surgery, Artificial intelligence, Augmented reality

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