ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2022
Cold ablation robot-guided laser osteotomy in hand, wrist and forearm surgery-A feasibility study.
Article in The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Influence of laser beam intensity profile on deep bone ablation in laser osteotomy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Accuracy evaluation of robot-guided laser osteotomy for dental implant bed preparation - a digital high-tech procedure.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Global trends of laser bone ablation: bibliometric analysis of publications from 1979 to 2023.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- Evaluation of angulation and distance deviation for robot-guided laser osteotomy - a follow-up study on digital high-tech procedures.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Dimensional Accuracy of Robot-Guided Laser Osteotomy in Reconstruction with Patient-Specific Implants-An Accuracy Study of Digital High-Tech Procedures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Automation in Dentistry with Mechanical Drills and Lasers for Implant Osteotomy: A Narrative-Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Cold ablation robot-guided laser osteotomy in hand, wrist and forearm surgery-A feasibility study.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionTraditional bone surgery using saws and chisels is associated with direct contact of instruments with the bone causing friction, heat and pressure and hence, damaging the bone and the surrounding soft tissues.
methodCold ablation laser osteotomy offers new possibilities to perform corrective osteotomies in the field of bone surgery. We introduce the technology of navigated cold ablation robot-guided laser osteotomy, present potential applications, and preliminary pre-clinical cadaver test results in the field of hand-, wrist- and forearm surgery.
resultsThe cadaver tests showed first promising results for corrections in all planes and axes using different cutting patterns.
conclusionCold ablation laser osteotomy seems to be a feasible new method to perform osteotomies in the field of hand-, wrist- and forearm surgery. Primary osseous stability could be achieved using various cutting patterns which could lead to reduction of the amount of hardware required for osteosynthesis. Further tests are required to proof the latter and precision.
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