Papers
17
Total Citations
1,008
H-Index
12
About
Philip Rowe is a leading researcher in orthopaedic surgery, specializing in robotic-assisted knee arthroplasty. His work focuses on improving surgical precision and patient outcomes for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and bi-unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (bi-UKA). Rowe’s major contributions include demonstrating that robotic-arm-assisted UKA significantly enhances component positioning accuracy compared to conventional techniques, as shown in his highly cited 2016 paper (300 citations). He led a landmark randomized controlled trial, published in 2018 (138 citations), which reported superior two-year clinical outcomes for robotic-assisted UKA. His research also explores novel technologies, such as a freehand sculpting tool and ultrasonic 3D reconstruction for robotic knee surgery. Notably, his work on bi-UKA shows it better preserves natural knee anatomy than total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with 44 citations. With over 900 total citations across his top papers, Rowe’s findings are pivotal in advancing minimally invasive, robotically guided knee procedures, offering patients improved alignment and reduced revision rates.
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- 3Robotic arm-assisted<i>versus</i>conventional unicompartmental knee arthroplasty136 citations · 2017
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- 6Accuracy of a freehand sculpting tool for unicondylar knee replacement47 citations · 2013
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