S. Dziergwa

University Hospital of Basel, University of Basel

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S. Dziergwa is a pioneer in the integration of robotic assistance with advanced imaging for precision orthopaedic interventions. Their key research focuses on CT- and MR-guided, robotically-assisted procedures, particularly for the foot and ankle. Dziergwa’s major contributions include developing and validating techniques for mechatronically-assisted joint infiltrations and retrograde drilling of osteochondral lesions, achieving millimetre-level accuracy that was previously unattainable with freehand methods. Their foundational work, "Preparation, assistance and imaging protocols for robotically assisted MR and CT‐ based procedures," established critical protocols for the INNOMOTION system, a medical assistance platform. Dziergwa’s most cited paper, "CT-guided robotically-assisted infiltration of foot and ankle joints" (20 citations), demonstrated the clinical viability of this approach in 16 patients, offering a less invasive, more precise alternative for diagnostic assessments. Though their citation counts are modest, Dziergwa’s work represents an early and influential step in translating robotic image-guidance from engineering labs into routine clinical practice, laying the groundwork for the current era of computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery.