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Background While technology-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TA-TKA) improves implant positioning, whether it confers improved clinical outcomes remains inconclusive. We sought to examine national TA-TKA utilization trends and to compare outcomes between TA-TKA and unassisted TKA (U-TKA). Methods Patients who underwent primary, elective TKA from 2010 to 2018 were identified using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. Demographic, perioperative, and 30-day outcomes were collected. Patients were stratified on the basis of whether they underwent TA-TKA, which included computer navigation and robotics, or U-TKA. The proportion of patients undergoing TKA using TA-TKA was calculated. One-to-one propensity-score matching paired patients undergoing TA-TKA or U-TKA. Independent samples  t -tests and Mann–Whitney  U  tests were used to compare continuous variables, and chi-squared tests were used to compare categorical variables. Results Of the 402,284 TKA patients, 10,429 (2.6%) cases were performed using TA-TKA. Comparing the unmatched TA-TKA and U-TKA groups, race ( p  &lt; 0.001), smoking status ( p  = 0.050), baseline functional status ( p  &lt; 0.001), and body mass index (BMI) ( p  &lt; 0.001) significantly differed. Propensity-score matching yielded 8633 TA-TKA and U-TKA pairs. The TA-TKA cohort had shorter hospital length of stay (LOS) (2.7 ± 2.5 versus 2.8 ± 1.9 days,  p  = 0.017) but similar operative times (92.4 ± 33.4 versus 92.6 ± 39.8 min,  p  = 0.670). Compared with the U-TKA group, the TA-TKA group had lower major complication (7.6% versus 9.4%,  p  &lt; 0.001) and transfusion (3.9% versus 5.1%,  p  &lt; 0.001) rates and higher rates of discharge to home (73.9% versus 70.4%,  p  &lt; 0.001). Reoperation and readmission rates did not significantly differ between groups. Conclusions TA-TKA utilization remains low among orthopedic surgeons. Compared with U-TKA, TA-TKA yielded improved perioperative and 30-day outcomes. Nonetheless, surgeons must consider the benefits and drawbacks of TA-TKA when determining the proper surgical technique and technology for each patient. Level III evidence Retrospective cohort study.

A comparison of utilization and short-term complications of technology-assisted versus conventional total knee arthroplasty