BACKGROUND: To compare the clinical outcomes of patients with lumbar disc herniation treated with robot-assisted percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (r-PELD) or conventional PELD under fluoroscopy guidance (f-PELD).
The degradation of the ecological environment caused by industrialization presents a major challenge for policymakers as they aim to develop sustainability. Is there a way to balance industrial growth and environmental sustainability? To answer this ...
OBJECTIVE: To describe the most recent surgical, functional, and oncological outcomes of RPN utilizing one of the largest, prospectively maintained, multi-institution consortium of patients undergoing robotic renal surgery.
When we think of "soft" in terms of socially assistive robots (SARs), it is mainly in reference to the soft outer shells of these robots, ranging from robotic teddy bears to furry robot pets. However, soft robotics is a promising field that has not y...
Tactile sensors for robotic applications enhance the performance of robotic end-effectors as they ca n provide tactile information to operate various tasks. In particular, tactile sensors can measure multi-axial force and detect slip can aid the end-...
International journal of environmental research and public health
Dec 30, 2022
BACKGROUND: Early identification of hand-prognosis-factors at patient's admission could help to select optimal synergistic rehabilitation programs based on conventional (COHT) or robot-assisted (RAT) therapies.
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
Dec 29, 2022
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of bladder neck plication during transperitoneal robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (tRARP) on orgasm-related incontinence (climacturia) and the relationship between International Index of Erectil...
BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted stereotactic biopsy is evolving: 3-dimensional intraoperative imaging tools and new frameless registration systems are spreading.
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Dec 29, 2022
PURPOSE: Continuum robots (CRs) have been developed for maxillary sinus surgery (MSS) in recent years. However, due to the anatomically curved and narrow pathway of the maxillary sinus and the deformable characteristics of the CR, it is still a chall...
Robotic surgical systems are now an inherent part of the German hospital landscape. In recent years, there has been an enormous increase in installed systems and operations performed, especially in abdominal surgery. Even though there is a lack of st...
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