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, but one explanation is that UKA is a technically demanding procedure with a significant learning curve. 17 Over- or under-correction of leg alignment is associated with an increased risk of failure, and the tolerances for tibial component
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investigates the advent of robotic navigation, historical and commercially available systems, learning curve, clinical outcomes, cost-analysis and limitations to better understand the value of RA-TKA. Robotic total knee arthroplasty systems History
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significantly higher than posterior approaches, and the learning curves are steeper. Furthermore, both anterior and lateral interbody fusion are indirect decompression, which may result in a risk of incomplete decompression for radiculopathy caused by disc
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