Research Article

Robotic Assistance in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Results in Superior Early Functional Recovery and Is More Likely to Meet Patient Expectations

Table 3

A summary of preoperative, 2 year postoperative new Knee Society Scores, and 2 year postoperative VAS satisfaction scores.

Dependent variableConventionalRobotic value

Pre-op KSS functional activities (0–100)47 (18)48 (18)0.811
Pre-op KSS patient expectations (0–15)14 (3)13 (3)0.390
Pre-op KSS satisfaction (0–40)16 (6)16 (7.5)0.552
Pre-op KSS symptoms (0–25)9 (6)12 (6)0.148
2-year post-op KSS functional activities (0–100)74 (19)82 (17)0.208
2-year post-op KSS patient expectations (0–15)8 (2)11 (3)0.006
2-year post-op KSS satisfaction (0–40)28 (10)34 (9)0.068
2-year post-op KSS symptoms (0–25)20 (5)21 (5)0.269
2-year post-op VAS satisfaction86 (20)92 (18)0.301