Robotic surgeons

Abstract

A small number of medical robots have already been applied in actual orthopedic surgery. More broadly, other surgical robots have found clinical application in the fields of neurosurgery and prostate surgery. In addition to these robots, which have reached the stage of clinical trial, many more prototype systems have been developed in research laboratories. Potential orthopedic applications include total hip replacement, total knee replacement, spine placements, ligament reconstruction, hand and other microsurgery, and total shoulder replacement. These prototypes have reported improved accuracy and consistency of surgical intervention.