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The idea to write a book on the use of computer-assisted surgery and robotics in orthopedic surgery can appear not up to date due to the low impact that this technology has had in the everyday practice for most orthopedic surgeons. AAOS recently made a survey of the use of CAS and found that only 7 % of the orthopedic surgeons use CAS for TKA.
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Catani, F., Zaffagnini, S. (2013). Introduction. In: Catani, F., Zaffagnini, S. (eds) Knee Surgery using Computer Assisted Surgery and Robotics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31430-8_1
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