Julie Smith

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Total Citations

158

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About

Julie Smith is a researcher specializing in orthopedic surgical robotics, with a particular focus on unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) and the development of technologies to improve implant placement accuracy. Her work addresses one of the field's most pressing challenges: the persistently high revision rates associated with UKA, which remain significantly elevated compared to total knee arthroplasty. Smith's most influential contribution, "High Degree of Accuracy of a Novel Image-free Handheld Robot for Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in a Cadaveric Study" (2014), has garnered 109 citations and helped establish the viability of image-free robotic systems as a practical alternative to CT-based robotic platforms. Her complementary 2013 study evaluating freehand sculpting tools for UKA, cited 47 times, further shaped understanding of how robotic navigation can mitigate the technical difficulties inherent to the procedure. More recently, her 2018 work continued to build the evidence base for imageless robotic-assisted UKA at a time when the procedure accounted for only 8% of knee arthroplasty surgeries in England and Wales. Across her career, Smith's research has meaningfully advanced the surgical robotics field by championing accessible, image-free solutions with the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce costly revision surgeries.