Computer aided surgery : official journal of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery
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Comput. Aided Surg. · May 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA randomized controlled trial of human versus robotic and telerobotic access to the kidney as the first step in percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
We present results from the first randomized controlled trial of human vs. telerobotic access to the kidney during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. ⋯ Telerobotics is an accurate and feasible tool for future minimally invasive surgery.
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Comput. Aided Surg. · May 2005
Computer-assisted LISS plate osteosynthesis of proximal tibia fractures: feasibility study and first clinical results.
Fluoroscopy is the most common tool for the intraoperative control of long-bone fracture reduction. Limitations of this technology include high radiation exposure for the patient and the surgical team, limited visual field, distorted images, and cumbersome verification of image updating. Fluoroscopy-based navigation systems partially address these limitations by allowing fluoroscopic images to be used for real-time surgical localization and instrument tracking. ⋯ In the cases operated on, after primary image acquisition, the image intensifier was replaced by the virtual reality system. In all cases, the procedure including fracture reduction and LISS osteosynthesis was performed entirely in virtual reality. A significant disadvantage was the unfamiliar operation of this prototype software and the need for an additional operator for the navigation system.