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Specifically, we analyzed: (1) reduced WOMAC (rWOMAC) scores regarding pain and function; (2) usage of RATKA; (3) common patient comorbidities; as well as (4) patient demographic factors. The rWOMAC score is an abbreviated PROM that includes pain and physical function domains. This study analyzed 853 patients (95 conventional and 758 robotic-assisted) who had completed preoperative, 6-month, and 1-year postoperative rWOMAC surveys. Two clusters were constructed using rWOMAC pain and function scores at 1 year. Cluster 1 included 753 patients who had better outcomes at 1 year (mean rWOMAC pain\u2009=\u20090.9, mean rWOMAC function\u2009=\u20091.4), and cluster 2 included 100 patients who had worse outcomes at 1 year (mean rWOMAC pain\u2009=\u20097.7, mean rWOMAC function\u2009=\u200910.4). The clusters were compared to determine (1) how scores improved and (2) what patient characteristics were significantly different between clusters. Cluster 1 demonstrated greater improvement from preoperative to 6 months or 1 year (p\u2009=\u20090.0013 for pain preoperative to 6 months, p&lt; 0.0001 for other measures) and 6 months to 1 year (p&lt; 0.0001). Comparisons demonstrated that cluster 1 had older patients (67 vs. 65 years, p\u2009=\u20090.0479) who had lower body mass index or BMIs (31.8 vs. 33.9\u2009kg\/m2, p\u2009=\u20090.0042) and no significant differences in sex (p\u2009=\u20090.7849). Cluster 1 also had a significantly higher percentage of RATKA patients (90 vs. 79%, p&lt; 0.001). Cluster analyses provided differentiating factors which were associated with improved postoperative rWOMAC pain and function scores at 1 year. Patients undergoing robotic-assisted TKA were associated with better rWOMAC pain and function scores from preoperative to 6 months and 1 year.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0042-1758773","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,24]],"date-time":"2022-12-24T00:43:10Z","timestamp":1671842590000},"page":"1386-1390","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Association of Patient and Procedural Factors on Improved Outcomes: A Cluster Analysis on 853 Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Emily","family":"Hampp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Joint Replacement, Stryker, Mahwah, New Jersey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Joint Replacement, Stryker, Mahwah, New 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