Constraint of musculoskeletal tissue and path planning of robot-assisted fracture reduction with collision avoidance.

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

BACKGROUND: For the robot-assisted fracture reduction, due to the complex fracture musculoskeletal environment, it is necessary to consider the influence of soft tissue traction on preoperative reduction path planning.

Authors

  • Haifei Xu
    School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
  • Jingtao Lei
    School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China.
  • Lei Hu
    a School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation , Beihang University , Beijing , China.
  • Lihai Zhang
    Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.