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Total Citations
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About
Elliot Sappey-Marinier is a prominent orthopedic researcher specializing in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with particular expertise in alignment philosophies, emerging surgical technologies, and artificial intelligence applications in joint replacement. His most influential contribution centers on challenging the long-standing paradigm of neutral mechanical alignment, instead championing personalized and functional alignment strategies that respect individual anatomical variations — work that has garnered over 200 citations and reshaped contemporary thinking in the field. His detailed 2022 technical description of functional alignment using CT-based robotic platforms has become a key reference for surgeons adopting individualized planning approaches, accumulating nearly 150 citations. Sappey-Marinier has also made significant contributions to comparative alignment research, demonstrating that kinematic alignment fails to achieve balanced knee gaps in approximately half of varus cases. His forward-looking scholarship extends to artificial intelligence and digital innovation, exploring how machine learning and new technologies can transform TKA from an isolated surgical act into a comprehensive, standardized process. With a body of work collectively cited hundreds of times across leading orthopedic journals, Sappey-Marinier stands as an authoritative voice driving the evolution of precision and personalization in modern knee surgery.
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Top Papers
- 1Personalized alignment in total knee arthroplasty: current concepts202 citations · 2021
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- 3New Technologies in Knee Arthroplasty: Current Concepts117 citations · 2020
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