Research & Publications

The Steadman Philippon Research Institute


Dr. Nathan Cafferky works in partnership with the The Steadman Clinic and The Steadman Philippon Research Institute to conduct clinical studies with the goal of improving patient outcomes. 

Conference Presentations

  • AAHKS

    Comparable MCID and PASS Rates With Robotic and Conventional TKA

    Khan IA, Vaile JR, DeSimone CA, Parsell DE, Heinze JD, Alessi A, Pickering T, Cafferky NL, Lonner JH. Comparable MCID and PASS Rates with Robotic and Conventional TKA. Poster presentation at: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting; November 3 – 6, 2022; Grapevine, TX.

  • Image-Free Robotic TKA Achieves the Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State at Same Rate as Conventional TKA

    Khan IA, Vaile JR, DeSimone CA, Parsell DE, Heinze JD, Alessi A, Pickering T, Cafferky NL, Lonner JH. Image-Free Robotic TKA Achieves the Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State at Same Rate as Conventional TKA. Podium presentation at: The Members Meeting of The Knee Society; September 9, 2022; Park City, Utah.

Research Publications

  • The Functionality of a Novel Robotic Surgical Assistant for Total Knee Arthroplasty

    Cafferky NL, Weber IC, et al – The Functionality of a Novel Robotic Surgical Assistant for Total Knee Arthroplasty: a case study. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2021, March; 1-18.

  • Integrating Robotic Surgical Assistant Into a High-volume Orthopaedic Practice

    Cafferky, NL, Polikandriotis JA – Q&A - Integrating robotic surgical assistant into a high-volume orthopaedic practice. Journal of Orthopaedic Experience and Innovation. 2021, March; 1-8.

  • Improved Accuracy and Reproducibility of a Novel Ct-free Robotic Surgical Assistant for Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

    Cafferky, NL, et al. Improved Accuracy and reproducibility of a novel CT-free robotic surgical assistant for medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty compared to conventional instrumentation: a cadaveric study. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 2021. June. 1-18.

  • First Experiences With ROSA Partial Knee System

    Cafferky, NL, et al – First Experiences with ROSA Partial Knee System: Case Presentations. White Paper. 2021, October; 1-6.

  • Improved Accuracy and Few Outliers With a Novel Ct-free Robotic THA System in Matched-pair Analysis With Manual THA

    Cafferky, NL, et al. Improved accuracy and few outliers with a novel CT-free robotic THA system in matched-pair analysis with manual THA. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2021. October; 1-9.