The evolution of robotic arm-assisted arthroplasty in Greece.

IF 0.4 Q4 SURGERY

Giornale di Chirurgia Pub Date : 2020-01-01

C Koutserimpas, K Dretakis

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Abstract

Background: The robotic arm-assisted (Mako) arthroplasty was introduced in Greece in January 2014, through the years of financial crisis. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate its evolution per procedure throughout the years.

Materials and methods: Data regarding type of procedure: partial knee arthroplasty (PKA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) were collected from the official distributor of the Mako platform in Greece. The number of Mako arthroplasties were calculated annually and monthly per procedure type from January 2014 to December 2018.

Results: A total of 1081 robotic arm-assisted arthroplasties have been performed in Greece in two private hospitals. Mako cases showed overall 163.06% increase, while THA showed 235.1% increase, during the study period. On the other hand PKA showed 61% decrease, while in during one year (2017-2018) TKA showed 402% increase.

Conclusions: Introducing robots into the orthopedic operating theater may improve precision, could lead to lower complication rates and finally may offer higher patient satisfaction scores. However, the total growth of robotic arm-assisted arthroplasties in Greece should be interpreted with caution, since all surgeries were performed in private institutions and, therefore, the economic burden of these procedures may have been withstood by specific social class patients.

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希腊机械臂辅助关节成形术的发展。

背景:经历了多年的金融危机，2014年1月，希腊引入了机械臂辅助(Mako)关节成形术。本研究的目的是展示其演变的每一个程序，在多年来。材料和方法:关于手术类型的数据:部分膝关节置换术(PKA)，全膝关节置换术(TKA)和全髋关节置换术(THA)从希腊Mako平台的官方分销商收集。2014年1月至2018年12月，每年和每月计算每种手术类型的Mako关节置换术的数量。结果:希腊两家私立医院共实施机械臂辅助关节置换术1081例。研究期间，灰鲭鱼病例总数增加163.06%，THA病例总数增加235.1%。另一方面，PKA下降了61%，而在一年内(2017-2018)，TKA增长了402%。结论:机器人进入骨科手术室可提高手术精度，降低并发症发生率，提高患者满意度。然而，希腊机械臂辅助关节置换术的总体增长应该谨慎解读，因为所有手术都是在私人机构进行的，因此，这些手术的经济负担可能是由特定社会阶层的患者承受的。

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