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A total of 120 consecutive patients undergoing RA-TKA with real time intraoperative alignment and gap balancing information were compared with a prospective cohort of 103 consecutive patients undergoing TKA with manual jig-based instruments during the same time period. There were no differences between groups with age, gender, baseline Knee Society Score (KSS) knee and function scores, follow-up, and ASA scores. TKAs were performed using same technique, implant design, anesthesia, and postoperative treatment protocols. Patient satisfaction survey using KSS and Likert scoring system were obtained at 1-year follow-up. Likert scoring system demonstrated 94% of the patients in the RA group were either very satisfied or satisfied versus 82% in the manual instruments TKA group (p\u2009=\u20090.005). RA-TKA group had better average scores of all five satisfaction questions although not significant. RA-TKA group had a better average overall satisfaction score of 7.1 versus 6.6 in the manual instrument group, p\u2009=\u20090.03. KSS function scores were significantly better at 6 weeks and 1 year postoperatively (p\u2009=\u20090.02, 0.005), and KSS knee scores were significantly better at 1 year postoperatively (p\u2009=\u20090.046). There are multiple reasons for patient dissatisfaction following primary TKA. Using intraoperative computer technology with RA surgery for patients undergoing a primary TKA, a significant improvement in patient satisfaction was demonstrated compared with TKA using conventional manual jig-based instruments. RA surgery provides several advantages in TKA including real time information in millimeters to help obtain balanced gaps, accurate bone cuts, reduced soft tissue injury, and achieve the target alignment which may lead to improved patient satisfaction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0039-1700837","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,16]],"date-time":"2019-11-16T00:21:16Z","timestamp":1573863676000},"page":"730-738","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":99,"title":["Improved Patient Satisfaction following Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Austin F.","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian J.","family":"Eccles","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samrath J.","family":"Bhimani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kevin M.","family":"Denehy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rohat B.","family":"Bhimani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Langan S.","family":"Smith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthopedic Associates, Kentucky One Health Medical Group, Louisville, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2636-9215","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arthur L.","family":"Malkani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Adult Reconstruction Program, Kentucky One Health, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,15]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2606","DOI":"10.1007\/s11999-009-0834-6","article-title":"Future young patient demand for primary and revision joint replacement: national projections from 2010 to 2030","volume":"467","author":"S M Kurtz","year":"2009","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res"},{"issue":"452","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"35","DOI":"10.1097\/01.blo.0000238825.63648.1e","article-title":"The John Insall award: patient expectations affect satisfaction with total knee arthroplasty","volume":"452","author":"P C Noble","year":"2006","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res"},{"issue":"01","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"57","DOI":"10.1007\/s11999-009-1119-9","article-title":"Patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: who is satisfied and who is not?","volume":"468","author":"R B Bourne","year":"2010","journal-title":"Clin Orthop Relat Res"},{"issue":"06","key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1719","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2018.01.036","article-title":"Midterm survivorship and patient satisfaction of robotic-arm-assisted medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a multicenter study","volume":"33","author":"L J Kleeblad","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Arthroplasty"},{"issue":"12","key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3854","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2017.07.021","article-title":"Patient dissatisfaction following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review of the literature","volume":"32","author":"R Gunaratne","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Arthroplasty"},{"issue":"08","key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1097","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2007.08.001","article-title":"Meta-analysis of alignment outcomes in computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty surgery","volume":"22","author":"J B Mason","year":"2007","journal-title":"J Arthroplasty"},{"issue":"404","key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"7","DOI":"10.1097\/00003086-200211000-00003","article-title":"Insall Award paper. 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