ArticleAnnals of biomedical engineering2017
Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures.
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- Emerging Technologies for Assisted Fracture Reduction: A Systematic Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- A simulation environment for robot-assisted endovascular interventions.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted closed reduction of femoral shaft fractures: a prospective controlled study.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of short-term efficacy between robot-assisted retrograde drilling and arthroscopic microfracture for osteochondral lesions of the talus.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- An Integrated Method of Biomechanics Modeling for Pelvic Bone and Surrounding Soft Tissues.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Technologies evolution in robot-assisted fracture reduction systems: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2023Review
- Heterogeneous Stitching of X-ray Images According to Homographic Evaluation.Journal of digital imaging · 2021Article
- Robot-Aided Minimally Invasive Lumbopelvic Fixation in Treatment of Traumatic Spinopelvic Dissociation.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Article
- Design and Evaluation of a Percutaneous Fragment Manipulation Device for Minimally Invasive Fracture Surgery.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2019Article
- Robot-Assisted Fracture Surgery: Surgical Requirements and System Design.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2018Article
- Robotics in trauma and orthopaedics.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2018Review
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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 simultaneous manipulation of two bone fragments, safer robot-bone fixation system, and a traction performing robotic manipulator. This system has led to a novel clinical workflow and has been tested both in laboratory and in clinically relevant cadaveric trials. The RAFS system was tested on 9 cadaver specimens and was able to reduce 7 out of 9 distal femur fractures (T- and Y-shape 33-C1) with acceptable accuracy (≈1 mm, ≈5°), demonstrating its applicability to fix knee joint fractures. This study paved the way to develop novel technologies for percutaneous treatment of complex fractures including hip, ankle, and shoulder, thus representing a step toward minimally-invasive fracture surgeries.
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