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An institutional retrospective review was conducted on 18,815 patients who underwent a primary, elective, unilateral TKA between January 2010 and December 2022. Patients were stratified into conventional (n\u2009=\u200912,659), computer-navigated (n\u2009=\u20094,071), or robotic-assisted TKA (n\u2009=\u20092,085) cohorts. Patient demographics and implant data, including mode of fixation and level of constraint (cruciate-retaining [CR] vs. posterior-stabilized) were collected. MUA rates were the primary outcome. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance with Tukey post hoc testing and multivariate logistic regression analysis. We report a 1.7% overall MUA rate, with a rate of 1.6% for conventional and 1.5% for navigated TKA, which were significantly lower than robotic-assisted TKA at 3.2% (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). However, on multivariate analysis, there was no difference in MUA rates for navigated and robotic-assisted when compared with conventional techniques. Cementless and hybrid fixation and CR implant designs were higher with robotic-assisted compared with conventional and navigated TKA. Multivariate regression revealed that TKA with fully cementless (odds ratio [OR]: 1.80 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.16\u20132.78]; p\u2009=\u20090.008) or hybrid fixation (OR: 2.92 [95% CI: 1.77\u20134.81]; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) increased the risk for future MUA. Constraint also significantly influenced MUA rates, with CR designs yielding higher MUA rates (OR: 1.51 [95% CI: 1.16\u20131.96]; p\u2009=\u20090.002). When controlling for confounding factors, navigated and robotic-assisted TKA generated comparable odds for MUA when compared with conventional techniques. However, robotic-assisted TKA were more likely to utilize cementless or hybrid fixation and CR implant constraint, each of which were independently associated with increased odds of MUA. These operative factors should be considered when risk-stratifying and counseling patients on the likelihood of MUA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Level of Evidence\u2003Level III.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2796-7827","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,29]],"date-time":"2026-01-29T00:16:46Z","timestamp":1769645806000},"page":"547-553","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Does Use of Technology Affect Manipulation Under Anesthesia Rates in Total Knee Arthroplasty?"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Theodor","family":"Di Pauli von Treuheim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Filippo","family":"Romanelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Haider","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jonathan","family":"Katzman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew S.","family":"Hepinstall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ran","family":"Schwarzkopf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0556-0077","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joshua","family":"Rozell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,18]]},"reference":[{"issue":"17","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1455","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.17.01617","article-title":"Projected volume of primary total joint arthroplasty in the U.S., 2014 to 2030","volume":"100","author":"M Sloan","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Bone Joint Surg Am"},{"issue":"03","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"594","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2022.10.011","article-title":"Are 20% of patients actually dissatisfied following total knee arthroplasty? 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