Emily Jimenez

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Dr. Emily Jimenez is a leading orthopedic researcher whose work critically evaluates the promise of robotic-assisted technology in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Her primary research areas focus on surgical outcomes, implant survival, and the real-world effectiveness of robotic assistance in joint replacement. Dr. Jimenez’s major contributions come from her landmark, population-level studies using the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). Her most cited work, "Robotic-assisted TKA is Not Associated With Decreased Odds of Early Revision" (2023, 31 citations), challenged prevailing assumptions by demonstrating no significant benefit of robotic assistance in reducing early revision rates. She further solidified this finding in a follow-up study (2024, 12 citations) specifically examining cementless TKA, again finding no association with decreased early revisions. By leveraging large, multi-center registry data, Dr. Jimenez provides crucial, evidence-based insights that temper enthusiasm for costly new technologies. Her work is essential reading for surgeons and researchers, urging a data-driven approach to adopting surgical innovations and highlighting the need for long-term studies to truly assess their value.

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   Robotic-assisted TKA is Not Associated With Decreased Odds of Early Revision: An Analysis of the American Joint Replacement Registry

   31 citations · 2023
2. 2
   Robotic Assistance Is Not Associated With Decreased Early Revisions in Cementless TKA: An Analysis of the American Joint Replacement Registry

   12 citations · 2024

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