U.S., July 23 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07078149) titled 'Early Clinical Benefits of Robot-Assisted vs Manual Total Knee Arthroplasty (RATKA-EARLY)' on June 19.
Brief Summary: This study, called the RATKA-EARLY trial, was designed to compare two surgical techniques used in total knee replacement (also known as total knee arthroplasty or TKA). The aim was to determine whether the use of a robotic surgical system (ROSA(R) Knee System) offers short-term clinical advantages over the traditional manual technique.
A total of 68 adult patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis scheduled for TKA were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: 34 patients underwent robot-a...