ArticleProceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics2018
Inroads Toward Robot-Assisted Internal Fixation of Bone Fractures Using a Bendable Medical Screw and the Curved Drilling Technique.
Article in Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- A Synergistic Patient-Specific Approach for Enhanced Spinal Fixation Using a Novel Flexible Pedicle Screw and a Complementary Steerable Drilling Robotic System.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2026Article
- Drilling around the corner: a comprehensive literature review of steerable bone drills.Frontiers in medical technology · 2025Review
- A Concentric Tube Steerable Drilling Robot for Minimally Invasive Spinal Fixation of Osteoporotic Vertebrae.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2023Article
- A Surgical Robotic System for Osteoporotic Hip Augmentation: System Development and Experimental Evaluation.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2023Article
- Fluoroscopic Navigation for a Surgical Robotic System Including a Continuum Manipulator.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2022Article
- On the Use of a Continuum Manipulator and a Bendable Medical Screw for Minimally Invasive Interventions in Orthopedic Surgery.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2019Article
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Abstract
Internal fixation is a common orthopedic procedure in which a rigid screw is used to fix fragments of a fractured bone together and expedite the healing process. However, the rigidity of the screw, geometry of the fractured anatomy (e.g. femur and pelvis), and patient's age can cause an array of complications during screw placement, such as improper fracture healing due to misalignment of the bone fragments, lengthy procedure time and subsequently high radiation exposure. To address these issues, we propose a minimally invasive robot-assisted procedure comprising of a continuum robot, called
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