In medical robotics, micromanipulation becomes particularly challenging in the presence of blood and secretions. Nature offers many examples of adhesion strategies, which can be divided into two macro-categories: morphological adjustments and chemica...
The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Sep 22, 2020
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The introduction and integration of robot technology into modern spine surgery provides surgeons with millimeter accuracy for pedicle screw placement. Coupled with computer-based navigation platforms, robot-assisted spine surgery ...
BACKGROUND: Disparities in access to robotic surgery have been shown on the local, regional, and national level. This study aims to see if the location of hospitals with robotic platforms (HWR) correlates with population trends to explain the dispari...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Sep 21, 2020
One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or damage by reconfiguring physical structure and behavioral contr...
The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
Sep 21, 2020
BACKGROUND: Most comparisons between robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) and open partial nephrectomy (OPN) indicate the superiority of RAPN, but the learning curve is often not considered.
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