ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2024
A clinical study on robot navigationassisted intramedullary nail treatment for humeral shaft fractures.
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backgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the advantages of robot navigation system-assisted intramedullary nail treatment for humeral shaft fractures and compare it's efficacy with that of traditional surgical intramedullary nail treatment. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a retrospective analysis of patients with humeral shaft fractures who received intramedullary nail treatment at our centre from March 2020 to September 2022. The analysis was divided into a robot group and a traditional surgical group on the basis of whether the surgery involved a robot navigation system. We compared the baseline data (age, sex, cause of injury, fracture AO classification, and time of injury-induced surgery), intraoperative conditions (surgery time, length of main nail insertion incision, postoperative fluoroscopy frequency, intraoperative bleeding), fracture healing time, and shoulder joint function at 1 year postsurgery (ASES score and Constant-Murley score) between the two groups of patients.
resultsThere was no statistically significant difference in the baseline data or average fracture healing time between the two groups of patients. However, the robotic group had significantly shorter surgical times, longer main nail incisions, fewer intraoperative fluoroscopies, and less intraoperative blood loss than did the traditional surgery group (P < 0.001).
conclusionRobot navigation system-assisted intramedullary nail fixation for humeral shaft fractures is a reasonable and effective surgical plan. It can help surgeons determine the insertion point and proximal opening direction faster and more easily, shorten the surgical time, reduce bleeding, avoid more intraoperative fluoroscopy, and enable patients to achieve better shoulder functional outcomes.
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