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4 6 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • A P R I L 2 0 2 0 F orward-thinking facilities are embracing a high-tech approach to hip and knee replacements by outfitting their ORs with robotic platforms. Can you blame them? A growing body of evidence suggests robotic-assisted joint replacement results in more precise surgeries with fewer complications, allowing patients to ambulate sooner than they would after manual operations. There are also less proven, but very real, indirect benefits to adding ortho robots. Facilities that have already invested in the technology realize patients will come from John Berry | Editorial Assistant The Future of Robotic-Assisted Total Joints Improved precision, speedier recoveries and patient appeal are just a few of the reasons the robot is becoming a mainstay in orthopedics. • ON TARGET Robotic-assisted surgery has the potential to eliminate outlier outcomes and level the playing field among joint replacement surgeons. Paul Miller, MD

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