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Trial reportDeutsches Arzteblatt international2020

Computer-Assisted Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery.

Timo Stübig, Henning Windhagen, Christian Krettek, Max Ettinger

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. [Research progress of pubic symphysis diastasis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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  11. [Robotics and computer-assisted surgery].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023
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  12. [Does navigation still have a value in trauma surgery?]Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022
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  13. [TiRobot-assisted surgery by O-arm navigation system for percutaneous minimally invasive treatment of posterior pelvic ring injury].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022
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  14. [Preliminary application study of dual-robotic navigated minimally invasive treatment by TiRobot and Artis Zeego on pelvic fractures].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022
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  16. [Digital technologies].Der Orthopade · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Timo StübigDepartment of Traumatology, Hannover Medical School; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Annastift.
Henning Windhagen
Christian Krettek
Max Ettinger

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are many ways in which computer-assisted orthopedic and trauma surgery (CAOS) procedures can help surgeons to plan and execute an intervention.

methodsThis study is based on data derived from a selective search of the literature in the PubMed database, supported by a Google Scholar search.

resultsFor most applications the evidence is weak. In no sector did the use of computer-assisted surgery yield any relevant clinical or functional improvement. In trauma surgery, 3D-navigated sacroiliac screw fixation has become clinically established for the treatment of pelvic fractures. One randomized controlled trial showed a reduction in the rate of screw misplacement: 0% with 3D navigation versus 20.4% with the conventional procedure und 16.6% with 2D navigation. Moreover, navigation-assisted pedicle screw stabilization lowers the misplacement rate. In joint replacements, the long-term results showed no difference in respect of clinical/functional scores, the time for which the implant remained in place, or aseptic loosening.

conclusionComputer-assisted procedures can improve the precision of certain surgical interventions. Particularly in joint replacement and spinal surgery, the research is moving away from navigation in the direction of robotic procedures. Future studies should place greater emphasis on clinical and functional results.

Indexed as

Fractures, BonePelvic BonesSurgery, Computer-AssistedBone ScrewsComputersHumans

Identifiers

PMID33549155
PMCPMC7947640

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