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About
Dinesh Nathwani is a prominent orthopaedic surgeon and researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic surgery, knee arthroplasty, and surgical technology innovation. With a career spanning over a decade of impactful publications, Nathwani has established himself as a leading voice in the evidence base for robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery. His most influential contributions focus on demonstrating the clinical advantages of robotic-assisted total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (TKA and UKA), including reduced blood loss, improved joint line restoration, earlier physiotherapy discharge, and better patient-reported outcomes compared to conventional techniques. His 2021 study on blood loss and transfusion risk in robotic arthroplasty remains his most cited work with 38 citations, while his randomised controlled trials published in 2025 represent a rigorous methodological evolution in the field. Nathwani's research extends beyond outcomes data into surgical hardware innovation, including a hand-held flexible mechatronic device for arthroscopy, reflecting a broader interest in advancing minimally invasive surgical tools. His 2017 review "Evidence for robots" helped build the intellectual framework for adopting robotics in orthopaedics more widely. Collectively accumulating over 160 citations, his body of work continues to shape how surgeons and institutions approach the adoption of robotic technology in knee surgery.
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- 4A hand-held flexible mechatronic device for arthroscopy16 citations · 2015
- 5Imageless robotic-assisted revision arthroplasty from UKA to TKA15 citations · 2021
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- 7Evidence for robots13 citations · 2017
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- 10Latest Advances in Robot-Assisted Knee Arthroplasty7 citations · 2021