Amber Randall
Papers
7
Total Citations
228
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About
Amber Randall is an orthopedic surgery researcher specializing in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with a particular focus on robotic-assisted surgical techniques, ligament balancing, and patient outcomes. Her work has fundamentally advanced the understanding of how intraoperative joint gap balance influences postoperative pain and functional recovery. Randall's most influential contribution — cited 72 times — demonstrated that imageless, robotic-assisted TKA combined with a robotic tensioning system enables surgeons to quantitatively predict and achieve accurate ligament balance, moving the field away from subjective, experience-dependent assessment. Her subsequent research established that achieving targeted medio-lateral gap balance throughout the full arc of flexion meaningfully improves pain outcomes, a finding corroborated through prospective multicenter studies and longitudinal cohort analyses tracking patients at two-year follow-up. With a growing body of work accumulating over 220 citations, Randall has consistently pushed toward data-driven, precision-guided surgical decision-making. Her investigations into soft-tissue release rates and posterior stabilized implant laxity further demonstrate her comprehensive approach to optimizing TKA performance. Her research provides both surgeons and patients with clearer benchmarks for surgical success, making her an important voice in the evolving landscape of robotic orthopedic surgery.
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- 5Can a robot help a surgeon to predict a good total knee arthroplasty?27 citations · 2021
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