Analyst: Uptake for robotic knee procedures will depend more on marketing than evidence

Analyst: Uptake for robotic knee procedures will depend more on marketing than evidence (MassDevice)
The adoption of robot-assisted total knee replacements will depend more on marketing that data or outcomes, Leerink Partners analysts wrote yesterday, as the leading contenders prepare to unveil their robotic total knee systems at an upcoming orthopedics conference.
Based on a conference call with a pair of orthopedic surgeons who each perform roughly 200 knee cases annually, the Leerink analysts said their experts believe the gain from robotic technologies will be incremental at best.
“While r...