ISSN:
0143-991X
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A "hands-on" robotic system for total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is presented. Computed tomography (CT) based software is used to accurately plan the procedure pre-operatively. Intra-operatively, the surgeon guides a small, special-purpose robot, called Acrobot®, which is mounted on a gross positioning device. The Acrobot uses active constraint control, which constrains the motion to a pre-defined region, and thus allows the surgeon to safely cut the knee bones to fit a TKR prosthesis with high precision. A non-invasive anatomical registration method is used. The system has undergone early clinical trials with very promising outcomes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01439910310457724
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