Feasibility and accuracy of orthopaedic surgical robot system for intraoperative navigation to locate bone tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Journal: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The combination of navigational system and robotics has the potential to accurately identify and drill bone tunnels in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. This study explores the feasibility and accuracy of bone tunnel positioning using the TiRobot, an orthopaedic surgical robot.

Authors

  • Guocheng Ding
    Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing, China.
  • Gang Yang
    Division of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China.
  • Jiahao Zhang
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Hongjie Huang
    Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing, China.
  • Jianing Du
    Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
  • Shuang Ren
    Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing, China.
  • Qining Wang
  • Zhihao Zhou
    Division of Vascular Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510800, China; National-Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Disease, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
  • Xin Zhang
    First Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
  • Yingfang Ao
    Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Sports Injuries, Beijing, China.