Robot-Assisted knee surgery: no cement may mean better recovery

NCT ID NCT06929871

First seen Feb 25, 2026

Summary

This study compares two types of robotic-arm assisted knee replacement surgery in 120 people with knee osteoarthritis. One group gets cementless implants, the other gets cemented implants. The main goal is to see which approach helps patients 'forget' they have an artificial knee during daily activities.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Mako robotic-arm assisted total knee arthroplasty with either cementless or cemented implants

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that cementless robotic-assisted knee replacements lead to better long-term joint awareness and stability than cemented ones.

What could go wrong

This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (120 participants) comparing two surgical techniques. Results may not apply to all patients, and individual outcomes vary.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis osteoarthritis, knee

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.