Reference tool kinematics-kinetics and tissue surface strain data during fundamental surgical acts.

ABSTRACT: Haptic based surgical simulations are popular training aids in medicine. Previously, surgical tool loads and motion were measured during cutting and needle insertion on non-human tissue and several haptic based simulations were developed to enhance surgical training. However, there was a lack of realistic foundational data regarding the mechanical responses of human tissue and tools during fundamental acts of surgery, i.e., cutting, suturing, retracting, pinching and indenting. This study used four recently developed surgical tools in a variety of procedures on a diverse set of cadaver leg specimens from human donors. The kinematics and kinetics of surgical tools were recorded along with topical three-dimensional strain during commonly performed surgical procedures. Full motion and load si

SUBMITTER: Schimmoeller T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6962378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature