Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures.

ABSTRACT: Complex joint fractures often require an open surgical procedure, which is associated with extensive soft tissue damages and longer hospitalization and rehabilitation time. Percutaneous techniques can potentially mitigate these risks but their application to joint fractures is limited by the current sub-optimal 2D intra-operative imaging (fluoroscopy) and by the high forces involved in the fragment manipulation (due to the presence of soft tissue, e.g., muscles) which might result in fracture malreduction. Integration of robotic assistance and 3D image guidance can potentially overcome these issues. The authors propose an image-guided surgical robotic system for the percutaneous treatment of knee joint fractures, i.e., the robot-assisted fracture surgery (RAFS) system. It allows simultaneo

SUBMITTER: Dagnino G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663813 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature