Category Archives: Robot Surgeons
If we are to charge patients thousands of pounds more for robot assisted knee replacements, surely we need to establish their value first, argues Prof. Nick London. *Image shown for illustrative purposes only. Like any private surgery, a knee replacement is a significant investment for a patient. Without insurance, they’ll pay around £11,500 for aContinue Reading
The cost/benefit of robot assisted knee surgery: Prof. Nick London explores why, for the time being, the computer still says ‘no’. The recent meeting of the European Knee Society in Valencia saw a robust discussion about robot assisted knee surgery between advocates of the process who are starting to produce some supportive medium-term data, andContinue Reading
As a BBC article explores what one surgeon believes is a growing dexterity problem with trainee surgeons, Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s Jon Smith considers whether robots are likely to help or compound the problem. It’s really not the trainee surgeons’ fault. In an NHS creaking at the seams, with growing patient numbers and the constraints ofContinue Reading
In the latest in our season on the emerging technology in knee surgery, Prof. Nick London cuts through the marketing to explore the decisions that really are critical to the success of your knee surgery. Do a quick Google search of the latest news surrounding total or partial knee replacements and you could be forgivenContinue Reading
Technology vs experience
In the first of a season of posts exploring the tension between emerging technology and traditional clinical judgement, Yorkshire Knee Clinic’s Prof. Nick London explores the current state of play – and starts by busting a few myths. It’s easy to get carried away with technology. Certainly, for many of the patients I talk to,Continue Reading
In defence of new technology
There is a role for emerging technology in knee surgery. In the latest in our technology season, Yorkshire Knee Clinic explores the assistive tech likely to become more commonplace in the operating theatre soon. If you are something of a regular to these pages, you may have noticed something of a theme developing. We takeContinue Reading
