In this article about hip and knee arthroplasties, the authors point out that computer-assisted technologies that are used in arthroplasty include navigation, image-derived instrumentation (IDI), and robotics.
However they also point out that it is not clear whether the implementation of these technologies improves the clinical outcome of surgery and that high cost and time demands have prevented the global implementation of computer-assisted technologies.
They did not model the effect of CT scanning on the risk of cancer for the patient.
Especially in these times with huge strains on the nation's medical budget, we need to be thoughtful about how our health care dollars are spent.
It is of interest to see how different countries have moved to adopt CT technologies in hip and knee arthroplasty
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