Tamam, C., Plate, J. F., Poehling, G. G. P., Augart, M., & Jinnah, R. H. J. H. (2015).

Retrospective clinical and radiological outcomes after robotic assisted bicompartmental

knee arthroplasty. Advances in Orthopedics.
In this journal article the Authors try to evaluate the short term results of patients
undergoing bicompartmental knee arthroplasty when completed by a surgeon using a robotic
assisted system. The author first introduces the surgical operation and how the robotic system
runs. The author proceeds to discuss how the project was conducted and how candidates were
chosen. The author then states the results and discusses their meaning as well as including the
mean before and after changes from surgery as far as knee displacement or deformities.
An expert in his field Cuneyt Tamam, ad has written many other articles on the topic of
orthopedics, but is aware of his experimental and ethical limitations of his research, and is
reflected when he includes that he has received approval from his institutional review board. The
research follows the 5 year rule as it was published in 2015 and is still accurate. All sources are
listed and are legitimate studies from other researchers. The author states all of the methods used
to conduct research including restrictions and requirements of the tested population. The author
also includes who they are employed by and who sponsors their research to reveal any bias. This
research is intended for other professionals in the field of arthroplasty, and new students or
doctors trying to learn more about the accuracy of Robotically assisted arthroplasty. Tamam's
research was peer reviewed , descriptive, forthcoming, and well researched.

Murray, D. W., Fitzpatrick, R., & Rogers, K. (n.d.). The use of the Oxford hip and knee scores.
The Bone and Joint Journal.

In this article the author describes the oxford hip and knee score and some problems and
flaws related to the scoring systems. The author first talks about how certain questions are
worded, and how some questions could be worded more effectively. The author then talks about
how the test can be scored differently, how scoring compares to other systems, and how the
scores can be used. The Author also talks about how the scoring system can be used for different
joint operations and in different countries. Finally the author describes which data is proficient
for scoring, and the Statistics behind the scoring system. The audience for this article is the
public and other researchers trying to learn more about the oxford knee and hip score.
An Expert in his field, Professor D. W. Murray is aware of his ethical and experimental
limits. the article includes a well cited and thoughrouh list of accurate resources. The research
does not benefit any corporation, and Murray has not and will not receive benefits for
researching this topic. the article is also written to include many benefits and drawbacks of the
oxford scoring method eliminating bias. A point of contact is clearly stated for questions or
concerns about the journal. Murrays research was peer reviewed by many other professionals,
listed clearly at the beginning, descriptive, and well researched.

Zhang, Q., Zhang, Q., & Guo, W. G. (2014). The learning curve for minimally invasive Oxford
phase 3 unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: cumulative summation test for
learning

curve. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research.

The author describes the learning curve in surgeries performed using robotics systems for
unicompartmental knee arthroscopy. The author first talks about background information on
Robotic surgery and about the method being used. The author then describes the methods used
for the experiment, and how data was collected. The author then talks about the results, and
what they mean. Finally the author concludes finding that 25 cases must be performed before
surgeons have a low error rate. this Article is aimed at other surgeons trying to educate
themselves on new systems and the number of procedures needed to get comfortable with the
system.
An expert in his field Dr. Zang, educated in orthopedics, is aware of his ethical and
experimental limitations. Zang does not list any disclaimers or benefit to writing this article and
is not affiliated with influential organizations that would have reason to skew data. Zang
provides all information from the study and does not exclude any information to skew his study
providing both sides of the argument. An email is listed for one of the contributing authors so
that they can be contacted. Zangs research was reviewed by other professionals in his field, and
published in a journal. This research is accurate as it follows the 5 year rule for hard sciences.
Zangs research is indepth, background research was adequate, and a favourable amount of data
was collected. Zang also listed many cited resources used throughout the article.