Medical Robotics in Bone Fracture Reduction Surgery: A Review

Sensors (Basel). 2019 Aug 18;19(16):3593. doi: 10.3390/s19163593.

Abstract

Since the advantages of precise operation and effective reduction of radiation, robots have become one of the best choices for solving the defects of traditional fracture reduction surgery. This paper focuses on the application of robots in fracture reduction surgery, design of the mechanism, navigation technology, robotic control, interaction technology, and the bone-robot connection technology. Through literature review, the problems in current fracture reduction robot and its future development are discussed.

Keywords: computer-aided surgery; computer-assisted surgery; fracture reduction; medical robot; orthopedic surgery; surgical robot.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Fracture Fixation
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Robotics*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods